tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32621713099624278602019-07-11T02:02:06.119-04:00I'll Tumble for YAA blog for YA booksLisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.comBlogger392125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-4877571695373763822016-04-13T00:30:00.001-04:002016-04-13T00:30:08.493-04:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#117) The Graces by Laure Eve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28818369-the-graces" target="_blank">The Graces</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7093346.Laure_Eve" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Laure Eve</span></a></span><br />Expected publication: September 6th 2016 by Amulet Books <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28818369-the-graces" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28818369-the-graces" border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lF-SHXGrJxQ/Vt0Dvaxp6wI/AAAAAAAAEFU/RnzZG_Vx53g/s320/graces.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeText14921783558179863895">When a glamorous family of teenage witches brings a mysterious new girl into their fold, they unwittingly nurture a powerful black magic that could destroy them all. This paranormal YA fantasy features intrigue, spells, and a devastating twist. In <i>The Graces</i>, the first rule of witchcraft states that if you want something badly enough, you can get it . . . no matter who has to pay.<br /> <br /> Everyone loves the Graces. Fenrin, Thalia, and Summer Grace are captivating, wealthy, and glamorous. They’ve managed to cast a spell over not just their high school but also their entire town—and they’re rumored to have powerful connections all over the world. If you’re not in love with one of them, you want to be them. Especially River: the loner, new girl at school. She’s different from her peers, who both revere and fear the Grace family. She wants to be a Grace more than anything. And what the Graces don’t know is that River’s presence in town is no accident.<br /> <br /> This fabulously addictive fantasy combines sophisticated and haunting prose with a gut-punching twist that readers will be dying to discuss. Perfect for fans of <i>We Were Liars</i> as well as nostalgic classics like <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i> and the 1996 movie <i>The Craft</i>, <i>The Graces</i> marks the beginning of a new wave of teen witches.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />This is not my usual type of read, but this description looks fantastic.&nbsp; I do indulge in the occasional paranormal, and this looks like the perfect indulgence to me. <br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-65993145832268162872016-04-06T00:30:00.000-04:002016-04-06T00:30:05.098-04:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#116) Lucy and Linh by Alice Pung <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><br /> Lucy and Linh<span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/576550.Alice_Pung" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Alice Pung</span></a></span> <br />Expected publication: September 6th 2016 by Knopf Books for Young Readers <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--wtN7xpdA3E/Vt0CzlZ3cpI/AAAAAAAAEFM/zauhyMHLRck/s1600/lucyandlinh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--wtN7xpdA3E/Vt0CzlZ3cpI/AAAAAAAAEFM/zauhyMHLRck/s320/lucyandlinh.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeText992824582055612627"><strong><em>Gilmore Girls</em> meets <em>Fresh Off the Boat</em> in this witty novel about navigating life in private school while remaining true to yourself.</strong><br /> <br /> Lucy is a bit of a pushover, but she’s ambitious and smart, and she has just received the opportunity of a lifetime: a scholarship to a prestigious school, and a ticket out of her broken-down suburb. Though she’s worried she will stick out like badly cut bangs among the razor-straight students, she is soon welcomed into the Cabinet, the supremely popular trio who wield influence over classmates and teachers alike. <br /> <br /> Linh is blunt, strong-willed, and fearless—everything Lucy once loved about herself. She is also Lucy’s last solid link to her life before private school, but she is growing tired of being eclipsed by the glamour of the Cabinet.<br /> <br /> As Lucy floats further away from the world she once knew, her connection to Linh—and to her old life—threatens to snap. Sharp and honest, Alice Pung’s novel examines what it means to grow into the person you want to be without leaving yourself behind.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />I love books that are set in boarding schools.&nbsp; I always wanted to go to a boarding school but was brutally denied. In books I am able to vicariously imagine what it would have been like.&nbsp; Separate from that, this looks like an interesting take on how to reinvent yourself but still stay the same person.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-33634788624213546832016-03-30T00:30:00.000-04:002016-03-30T00:30:00.237-04:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#115) Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28439614-girl-in-pieces" target="_blank">Girl in Pieces</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13479611.Kathleen_Glasgow" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Kathleen Glasgow</span></a></span><br />Expected publication: August 30th 2016 by Delacorte Press<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28439614-girl-in-pieces" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28439614-girl-in-pieces" border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WBtP8rI3N4Y/Vt0BUHfkflI/AAAAAAAAEFE/X4ZOBV0PMpg/s320/girlinpieces.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeText10632356577769354401"><strong>For fans of <em>Girl, Interrupted, Thirteen Reasons Why,</em> and <em>All the Bright Places</em> comes Kathleen Glasgow’s debut novel about a girl who has lost everything—almost even herself.</strong><br /> <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The thick glass of a mason jar cuts deep, and the pain washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge. <br />&nbsp; A deeply moving portrait of a teenage girl on the verge of losing herself and the journey she must take to survive in her own skin, Kathleen Glasgow’s debut is heartbreakingly real and unflinchingly honest. It’s a story you won’t be able to look away from.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />This book looks heartbreaking.&nbsp; I do love a contemporary book that makes me think. Plus it from a debut author, so that always has appeal.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-88994588801763078312016-03-23T00:30:00.000-04:002016-03-23T00:30:04.725-04:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#114) Outward Blonde by Trish Cook <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25613435-outward-blonde" target="_blank">Outward Blonde</a><span class="by smallText"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25613435-outward-blonde" target="_blank"> </a>by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/446751.Trish_Cook" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Trish Cook</span></a></span> <br />Expected publication: June 21st 2016 by Adaptive Books<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25613435-outward-blonde" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25613435-outward-blonde" border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yp57pOe7jvY/Vtz_epySmeI/AAAAAAAAEE4/SOkcC7vWy88/s320/outwardblonde.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeText2713071726448436522">Sixteen-year-old Lizzie Finkelstein is a hard-partying socialite who lives a charmed life with her mother in Manhattan. After a public drunken sexual escapade results in both an arrest and an embarrassing viral video online, Lizzie’s parents stage a late night intervention. Lizzie finds herself whisked away to Utah to learn a lesson or two about taking responsibility at Camp Smiley, a wilderness survival program for troubled kids.<br /><br />Camp Smiley is a far cry from Lizzie’s high society life in New York. Without her stable of luxury hair/makeup items, her teacup Pomeranian, contact with the outside world or access to social media, Lizzie must face the harsh conditions of the outdoors. Grouped with troubled campers in which she’s certain she has nothing in common (except Jack, who’s pretty hot), Lizzie must now learn to dig her own toilet in the woods and build a fire by rubbing two sticks together before the camp will ever let her go back to her former existence. She has a choice: get with the program, or get out of there.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />I am really curious about the publisher, and this seems like a book I would enjoy so I am hoping to give them a chance with this book. Adaptive books is a new venture that is taking old movie scripts and purposing them for other media, books being one of those mediums.&nbsp; I am really curious to see how this works.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-17931151997109404462016-03-22T00:30:00.000-04:002016-03-22T00:30:04.338-04:00Top Ten Tuesday (#127) (03/22/16) Ten Books I Really Love But Feel Like I Haven't Talked About Enough<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ten Books I Really Love But Feel Like I Haven't Talked About Enough</span></b></div><br /><br />I'm pretty vocal about my love of certain books/authors, such as my love of Sarah Dessen and Jason Reynolds. I will also go on and on about my love of some of the best books I've read in any given year.&nbsp; However, there are some books that I have featured on some lists, but I just don't end up on these lists over and over.&nbsp; Here are some of those books:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8728403-amy-roger-s-epic-detour" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8728403-amy-roger-s-epic-detour" border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-De9WEWoA6Tg/UazxCcjFLXI/AAAAAAAABUA/XlXbzsqIE74zih3FgpXFdtSK6Ko06Y0UA/s200/amy%2526roger.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8728403-amy-roger-s-epic-detour" target="_blank">Amy &amp; Roger's Epic Detour</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3351454.Morgan_Matson" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Morgan Matson</span></a></span></div><br />I rate books as soon as I finish them. I always like to put down my first impression, before I let time or other outside influences affect how I feel about a book. I rarely go back and change my star rating on Goodreads.&nbsp; The downside of that is that sometimes I over rate books and within a few months of reading a book that I've rated pretty high, I can't remember a darned thing about it.&nbsp; Then there are those that I rate well and just stick with me where I can't get them out of my head and I probably should have rated them higher.&nbsp; This was definitely one that should have been rated higher.&nbsp; It was a story that hasn't left me since the moment I read it years ago. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1629601.The_Disreputable_History_of_Frankie_Landau_Banks" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1629601.The_Disreputable_History_of_Frankie_Landau_Banks" border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Lwk4BTw0aE/VIi8KdpmrmI/AAAAAAAAC-4/jYtcupgSyjQM1PXCTa9M6fBmRNE0KWh_A/s200/disreputablehistory.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1629601.The_Disreputable_History_of_Frankie_Landau_Banks" target="_blank">The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/173491.E_Lockhart" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">E. Lockhart</span></a></span></div><br />I know I've mentioned my love of E. Lockhart books in the past, but I've generally focused on the Ruby Oliver books. This one is pretty amazing though. I read it and never really mentioned it again, but I love it.&nbsp; <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11518089-epic-fail" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11518089-epic-fail" border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPBEZaA3FZk/UX9JmLGeFZI/AAAAAAAAAzA/L-dd4y2XgawM70whq5anViCf7N9ruR7Tg/s200/epicfail.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11518089-epic-fail" target="_blank">Epic Fail</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/26638.Claire_LaZebnik" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Claire LaZebnik</span></a></span></span></div><br />This book is hardly going to win any awards, but it's so adorable, sweet, cute, and innocent that it's stuck with me for years.&nbsp; This is not great literature by any means, but it's readable and it made me happy.&nbsp; <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4570679-going-too-far" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4570679-going-too-far" border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JHBv4qE-TDQ/UVJmR9IyPxI/AAAAAAAAAaM/bzNnpOS4oCgPeXo56toR9YhgWk8DSMteQ/s200/goingtoofar.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4570679-going-too-far" target="_blank">Going Too Far</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/203238.Jennifer_Echols" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jennifer Echols</span></a></span></div><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">I know I've mentioned my love for Jennifer Echols a lot, but I don't know if I've focused much on this book, which is one of my favorites by her. This is another book where I read it and just couldn't get it out of my mind, so I read it several more times.&nbsp; I haven't read it in a while, but I still remember the story very well and it remains one of my favorites.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13572862-love-and-other-perishable-items" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13572862-love-and-other-perishable-items" border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cWYEgk21o2s/UgBredRNq5I/AAAAAAAABos/wnLWsltaPVMGmlYgwVLpWzNpWrwkHTwKQ/s200/loveandotherparishable.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13572862-love-and-other-perishable-items" target="_blank">Love and Other Perishable Items</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3498017.Laura_Buzo" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Laura Buzo</span></a></span></div><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">I know I've mentioned this book a few times, but it's not one I go on about very much.&nbsp; It's also not very highly rated on Goodreads, which kind of makes me sad. I read it years ago, and it just kind of touched me. It will always remain on my list of books where I would love to peek in on the characters ten years later. </span></span><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">&nbsp;</span></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7958702-not-that-kind-of-girl" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7958702-not-that-kind-of-girl" border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XRoqqaCneI4/UVnK6jYXklI/AAAAAAAACjg/fgoNbJIZImcke5o0fArTs-_KL4HLzWVfw/s200/notthatkindofgirl.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7958702-not-that-kind-of-girl" target="_blank">Not That Kind of Girl</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/800187.Siobhan_Vivian" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Siobhan Vivian</span></a></span></div><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">This is most likely the book I have talked about the most on this blog. Probably because it doesn't seem to get a lot of love or likes on Goodreads.&nbsp; It actually has a pretty low rating which makes me sad. I'm thinking there was a lot of DNFs because the main character is pretty awful. It still remains one of my all time favorite books because of the really though provoking discussion on female sexuality.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492251-playing-hurt" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492251-playing-hurt" border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz1QvpUH2Mk/UVJjb01Na-I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/7Vme-ploqOcHU1dBEKFdw9rtpsBvFR98A/s200/playinghurt.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492251-playing-hurt" target="_blank">Playing Hurt</a><span class="by smallText"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492251-playing-hurt" target="_blank"> </a>by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3111598.Holly_Schindler" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Holly Schindler</span></a></span></div><br />Another book that I've mentioned a few times, but it's often hard to find lists where I can fit this book. I check ebooks out from the library a lot, and this book was one of the few that as soon as I finished reading it, I went out and bought it.&nbsp; Something about this book worked for me, and it remained one of my favorites.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7963255-the-sky-is-everywhere" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7963255-the-sky-is-everywhere" border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wCeFGyjYJuo/UVJd5Mo7eEI/AAAAAAAAAZU/GOwqZMxDpFo1S_iavdalQpFQNCjei-uuQ/s200/theskyiseverywhere.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7963255-the-sky-is-everywhere" target="_blank">The Sky Is Everywhere</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2982266.Jandy_Nelson" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jandy Nelson</span></a></span></div><br />I used to mention this book more, but it's been a while.&nbsp; I'll Give You the Sun gets much more love, and deservedly so, but this book is equally as beautiful and memorable.&nbsp; I&nbsp; read it years ago and the beauty in the writing and the story have stuck with me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235448-the-wrong-side-of-right" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235448-the-wrong-side-of-right" border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FX-FIJimJJ0/U9j-9ibZfNI/AAAAAAAACqo/EaK-f7fEvwwJLrnpir_remAEaIrnoyCdQ/s200/wrongsideofright.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235448-the-wrong-side-of-right" target="_blank">The Wrong Side of Right</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887772.Jenn_Marie_Thorne" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jenn Marie Thorne</span></a></span></div><br />This is a relatively new book so I think that may be why I haven't included it on many lists or mentioned it much on this blog, but it easily made my Top 10 from last year list. As I mentioned in that post, there are so many books that get politics wrong, and this one just got it SO right.&nbsp;<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21469068-i-ll-meet-you-there"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21469068-i-ll-meet-you-there" border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r9cfvhHSbkQ/Vtz3ZIvd6MI/AAAAAAAAEEg/0VzoKiIeO7QuqNvkZ4MVrxwB40-ngT1jQ/s200/illmeetyouthere.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21469068-i-ll-meet-you-there" target="_blank">I'll Meet You There</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6456912.Heather_Demetrios" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Heather Demetrios</span></a></span></div><br />This book really just touched me. It was so well written and while it also made my Top 10 from last year, I don't know that I've mentioned it in any of my other posts.&nbsp; If you like contemporary fiction, I highly recommend this book.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-44185439895470247712016-03-16T00:30:00.000-04:002016-03-16T00:30:10.894-04:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#113) Diplomatic Immunity by Brodi Ashton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28512629-diplomatic-immunity" target="_blank">Diplomatic Immunity</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4384465.Brodi_Ashton" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Brodi Ashton</span></a></span><br />Expected publication: September 6th 2016 by Balzer + Bray <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28512629-diplomatic-immunity" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28512629-diplomatic-immunity" border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TJxYq0C4oe0/Vtz-BurJ87I/AAAAAAAAEEw/ESURpdesqY0/s320/diplomaticimmunity.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeText11838940290914467761">Aspiring reporter Piper Baird decides to write a scathing exposé on the overprivileged students at an elite Washington, DC, school, only for her life to change when she begins to fall for the story's main subject, in this new realistic contemporary romance from Brodi Ashton, the author of the Everneath trilogy.<br /><br /><em>Raucous parties, privileged attitudes, underage drinking, and diplomatic immunity...it’s all part of student life on Embassy Row.</em><br /><br />Piper Baird has always dreamed of becoming a journalist. So when she scores a scholarship to exclusive Chiswick Academy in Washington, DC, she knows it’s her big opportunity. Chiswick offers the country’s most competitive prize for teen journalists—the Bennington scholarship—and winning will ensure her acceptance to one of the best schools in the country.<br /><br />Piper isn’t at Chiswick for two days before she witnesses the intense competition in the journalism program—and the extreme privilege of the young and wealthy elite who attend her school. And Piper knows access to these untouchable students just might give her the edge she’ll need to blow the lid off life at the school in a scathing and unforgettable exposé worthy of the Bennington.<br /><br />The key to the whole story lies with Rafael Amador, the son of the Spanish ambassador—and the boy at the center of the most explosive secrets and scandals on Embassy Row. Rafael is big trouble—and when he drops into her bedroom window one night, asking for help, it’s Piper’s chance to get the full scoop. But as they spend time together, Piper discovers that despite his dark streak, Rafael is smart, kind, funny, and gorgeous—and she might have real feelings for him. How can she break the story of a lifetime if it could destroy the boy she just might love?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />As a D.C. resident, I love reading books that are set in DC. A lot of them get it right, but so many get it wrong. I loved Brodi Ashton's Everneath series, so I have really high hopes for this book.<br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-463996487154195612016-03-15T00:30:00.000-04:002016-03-15T13:25:57.315-04:00Top Ten Tuesday (#126) (03/15/16) Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR</span></b></div><br />When putting this list together, I realized that we never did a winter TBR which kind of makes me sad.&nbsp; These are some of my favorite types of lists.&nbsp; As always I am limiting this list to books that are published between the spring equinox and the summer solstice.&nbsp; So those released between March 20th and June 19th.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22537367-summer-of-sloane" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22537367-summer-of-sloane" border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylCsM9TJOJg/VpvbwOKmflI/AAAAAAAAEBQ/r-iu7ki2eY0/s200/summerofsloane.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22537367-summer-of-sloane" target="_blank">Summer of Sloane</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8324619.Erin_L_Schneider" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Erin L. Schneider</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 3rd 2016 by Disney-Hyperion</span> </div><br />I love Hawaii. I had heard some great things and always thought it would be overrated, until I went. I've actually been there twice and each time was just awesome. Between the book taking place in Hawaii and the fact that it reminds me of one of my favorite books from long ago, I can't wait to read this book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25785597-the-last-boy-and-girl-in-the-world" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25785597-the-last-boy-and-girl-in-the-world" border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i0xxI6NQqEE/VnjUx5FTbSI/AAAAAAAAD_U/TrfHO36iZc0/s200/lastboyandgirlintheworld.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25785597-the-last-boy-and-girl-in-the-world" target="_blank">The Last Boy and Girl in the World</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/800187.Siobhan_Vivian" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Siobhan Vivian</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 26th 2016 by Simon &amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers&nbsp; </span></div><br />I've read pretty much everything Siobhan Vivian has written, so this book easily ends up on this list.&nbsp; I love the description of this book, and it looks like it will be an awesome romance.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26074181-the-crown" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26074181-the-crown" border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QXymtgVYGlc/VnjQOaZafzI/AAAAAAAAD-8/oO0X539AJTk/s200/crown.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26074181-the-crown" target="_blank">The Crown</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/57517-the-selection"> (The Selection #5)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987125.Kiera_Cass" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Kiera Cass</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 3rd 2016 by HarperTeen&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><br />Is this the last one? Please? I thought I was done with this series, but then another book came out, and then this one.&nbsp; I have such a love hate relationship with this series that I just need it to be over. Even so, here it is on my spring TBR list.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272506-the-glittering-court" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272506-the-glittering-court" border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P27MK-6dnKc/VnjQOXdcLRI/AAAAAAAAD_A/Ipp7TrZNueU/s200/glitteringcourt.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272506-the-glittering-court" target="_blank">The Glittering Court</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/165308-the-glittering-court"> (The Glittering Court #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137902.Richelle_Mead" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Richelle Mead</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 5th 2016 by Razorbill</span>&nbsp; </div><br />I didn't read her last YA book, but I kind I want to give this book a chance. It seems like it will be pretty outside my comfort zone, but it's Richelle Mead, so it makes this list of books I plan to read this spring.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109391-highly-illogical-behavior" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109391-highly-illogical-behavior" border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oUBv0ZwnENo/VnjQOeGJnXI/AAAAAAAAD-4/ZnyiPVYIfs8/s200/highlyillogicalbehavior.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109391-highly-illogical-behavior" target="_blank">Highly Illogical Behavior</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">John Corey Whaley</span></a></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 10th 2016 by Dial Books&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><br />I think John Corey Whaley is an amazing author, so I am expecting good things for this book. His books are often so funny and yet so touching, they make you have all the feels, and I hoping for the same from this story.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663637-when-we-collided" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663637-when-we-collided" border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IhrGiDXKBgg/VXeTL5uEiQI/AAAAAAAADgM/kfThkROBG9U/s200/whenwecollided.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663637-when-we-collided" target="_blank">When We Collided</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6553850.Emery_Lord" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Emery Lord</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 5th 2016 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens</span> </div><br />&nbsp;Emery Lord is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. She has been writing some tremendous contemporary romance. At this point, any book she writes is going to end up on my must read list.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26795352-my-lady-jane" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26795352-my-lady-jane" border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C_OUdx3KJ4M/ViWlDcvR0VI/AAAAAAAAD2Y/UJ4iVR3vE4o/s200/myladyjane.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26795352-my-lady-jane" target="_blank">My Lady Jane</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3290920.Cynthia_Hand" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Cynthia Hand</span></a><span class="greyText"></span>, <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4384465.Brodi_Ashton" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Brodi Ashton</span></a>, <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4116488.Jodi_Meadows" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jodi Meadows</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: June 7th 2016 by HarperTeen</span></div><br />Confession, I'm not a big historical fiction fan, which is strange because I was a history major and I use to inhale historical romances. I still have a soft spot for Johanna Lindsey. That being said, this book is way out of my comfort zone, but I love these authors, so I am really looking forward to this book. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25518205-lady-renegades" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25518205-lady-renegades" border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZM7EL3Q5oU/VhMyt_liBuI/AAAAAAAADzI/M5UJrY2Up64/s200/ladyrenegades.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25518205-lady-renegades" target="_blank">Lady Renegades</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/106669-rebel-belle"> (Rebel Belle #3)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2261547.Rachel_Hawkins" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Rachel Hawkins</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 5th 2016 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers</span></div><br />I am eagerly awaiting the conclusion to this fun series.&nbsp; Rachel Hawkins is one of my favorite authors, so I am trusting that she will wrap this series up right.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27155350-the-inside-of-out" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27155350-the-inside-of-out" border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--LoF-_ud8IY/VtzyeAPt2tI/AAAAAAAAEDU/HuUKCMbkKrk/s200/insideofout.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27155350-the-inside-of-out" target="_blank">The Inside of Out</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887772.Jenn_Marie_Thorne" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jenn Marie Thorne</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 31st 2016 by Dial Books</span></div><br />Another book that looks to be a bit outside my comfort zone.&nbsp; Jenn Marie Thorne published on of my favorite books from last year, and I can't wait to see if this book is just as good.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17838528-the-unexpected-everything" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17838528-the-unexpected-everything" border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8Cpy-7WovC4/Vtzyd5z_mnI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/X4GsTTPgAZ8/s200/unexpectedeverything.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17838528-the-unexpected-everything" target="_blank">The Unexpected Everything</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3351454.Morgan_Matson" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Morgan Matson</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 3rd 2016 by Simon &amp; Schust</span>er </div><br />Whenever I get sad that Sarah Dessen only publishes a book every other year, I console myself that on those year Morgan Matson will have a book out to tide me over. She is a great contemporary writer, and I always look forward to what she puts out.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-43708131225101890912016-03-09T00:30:00.000-05:002016-03-09T00:30:06.124-05:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#112) My Unscripted Life by Lauren Morrill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28588005-my-unscripted-life" target="_blank">My Unscripted Life</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4948810.Lauren_Morrill" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lauren Morrill</span></a> <span class="greyText"></span></span><br />Expected publication: October 11th 2016 by Delacorte Press <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28588005-my-unscripted-life" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28588005-my-unscripted-life" border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aba30iIBh08/Vtz8zPsygNI/AAAAAAAAEEo/2bBGTD7Mnqg/s320/myunscriptedlife.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeText12225667199024545554"><b>Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Smith and&nbsp;Huntley Fitzpatrick,&nbsp;you'll love this&nbsp;funny and sweet contemporary romance about a Southern girl ready for a ho-hum summer until she meets the boy of her dreams who happens to be an international pop star.</b>Sometimes love stories go off script.<br /><br />Another sultry Georgia summer is about to get a<i> lot </i>hotter. Dee Wilkie is still licking her wounds after getting rejected by the precollege fine arts program of her dreams. But if she’d gone away, she wouldn’t have been around to say yes to an unbelievable opportunity: working on the set of a movie filming in her small Southern town that just happens to be starring Milo Ritter, the famous pop star Dee (along with the rest of the world) has had a crush since eighth grade.<br /><br />It’s not like Dee will be sharing any screen time with Milo—she’s just a lowly PA. And Milo is so disappointingly rude that Dee is eager to stay far away from him. Except after a few chance meetings, she begins to wonder if just maybe there’s a reason for his offensive attitude, and if there’s more to Milo than his good looks and above-it-all Hollywood pedigree. Can a relationship with a guy like Milo ever work out for a girl like Dee? Never say never. . . .</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />I am such a sucker for this type of book. Contemporary romance is my favorite, and a celebrity dating a normal is like a bat signal to me. I am very much looking forward to this book.<br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-72353058415373505492016-02-16T00:49:00.001-05:002016-02-16T00:50:12.633-05:00Top Ten Tuesday (#122) (02/16/16) Top 10 songs I wish that were books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Top 10 songs I wish that were books</b></span> </div><br /><br />I love the story behind songs, I will spend long periods of time reading lyrics, and trying to understand what the artist is trying to convey through their song. It took me a while to realize it, but that is why I never could truly appreciate world music, non-vocal jazz, or any other music that doesn't contain lyrics. I love letting my mind create the story through the lyrics.&nbsp; All that being said, here are my top ten songs that I would love to see become books.&nbsp; Some of these could already be applied to some of the books I've read, but not completely.&nbsp; <br /><br /><span id="goog_284911561"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_284911562"></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-WmXLb00Xc" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>Hotel California by The Eagles</i></span></a></span></b><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:40riOy7x9W7GXjyGp4pjAv" width="300"></iframe></center><br />I am currently way into The Eagles after watching the documentary that was done a few years ago. Over the years there has been such discussion about this classic song, but I'm not quite sure there has ever been a book that reflects the story that is told in the song. That being said, I always think of The Shining when I hear this song, don't know why. I can see a book with a lot of YA angst in a story based on this song.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v4oSqEBC-U" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>Jersey Girl by Bruce Springsteen</i></span></a></span></b><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:3kqC9r9ilM63AogQ47RVpu" width="300"></iframe></center><br />It was hard just picking one Bruce Springsteen song, since he is one of my all time favorite musicians.&nbsp; But I just love the sweet story that is told in this song. There would have to be some minor changes to make it a YA story, but I could totally see a book written about a young teen mother who is trying to get through life and still have a life and romance of her own.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWBKBkEJQRk" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>All I Want is You by U2</i></span></a></b></span><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:34sL4eaI8UKWOyYpCvoboU" width="300"></iframe></center><br />For this song, I see a story about a girl (or boy) who wants to give or promise everything to the boy she's with and then just coming to terms that all he really wants is her, and for her to be herself.&nbsp; Classic YA.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">4. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCs_QmwMjQ0" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">Red Rag Top by Tim McGraw</span></i></a></span></b><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:5xErd5QhOvTKFU7l8dffWC" width="300"></iframe></center><br />Age the characters down and you have a YA story about a young girl who gets pregnant and the ramifications of choosing to end the pregnancy.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">5. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdGFtwCNBE" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>Mr. Brightside by The Killers</i></span></a></span></b><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:7oK9VyNzrYvRFo7nQEYkWN" width="300"></iframe></center><br />This song is all about insane jealousy. It was really written when one of the members of the band saw his girlfriend cheating on him, but I love the idea that the narrator is just stewing in jealousy and hurt and imagining all of the things that their love is doing with another person.&nbsp; There have most likely been books that follow this same idea, but I would love some more.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">6. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">Fight Song by Rachel Patten</span></i></a></span></b><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:37f4ITSlgPX81ad2EvmVQr" width="300"></iframe></center><br />A song that is all about learning to stand up for yourself.&nbsp; Another classic YA type book that has been done, but maybe bring in some of the other elements to the song.&nbsp; The main character is a good girl who keeps all her feelings in, and then one day she just lets loose. This is a Sarah Dessen book in the making.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">7. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYZMT8otKdI" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>Girl Crush by Little Big Town</i></span></a></span></b><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:11qh54D0PKkBwelpDxxiEU" width="300"></iframe></center><br />Another song that deals with jealousy in the worst way. For this book I imagine a little bit of Single White Female mixed into the story that the song is trying to tell.&nbsp; There is no happy ending in this song, so I would be curious to see how an author would end the book.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">8. </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALV-QtDFpSw" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Play It Again by Luke Bryan</span></span></i></a></b><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:03fT3OHB9KyMtGMt2zwqCT" width="300"></iframe></center><br />Another song that would lead to a perfect YA contemporary book. I see a romantic comedy in here.&nbsp; I actually see a book that Jennifer Echols should write. One that I would eat up and read about 1000x.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">9. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZLfasMPOU4" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne</span></i></a></span></b><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:27L8sESb3KR79asDUBu8nW" width="300"></iframe></center><br />There have been a lot of YA books that deal with girls that have a crush on the older guy.&nbsp; Sometimes the adult acts on this attention, and sometimes not.&nbsp; I have never seen a YA book where it's the teenage boy who has the crush on the older woman.&nbsp; This book would be great told from either the teenage boy's side, or the daughter's side where the boy she likes so much won't commit, and it turns out it's because he's into her mom.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">10. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvTqknDobU" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">Radioactive by Imagine Dragons</span></i></a></span></b><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:4G8gkOterJn0Ywt6uhqbhp" width="300"></iframe></center><br />I almost didn't include this one because it could really be the theme song to any YA dystopian story.&nbsp; Even so, I would love to see a book based on this song.<br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-52538342900465525092016-01-19T00:30:00.000-05:002016-01-19T00:30:10.480-05:00Top Ten Tuesday (#121) (01/19/16) Top Ten Books I've Recently Added To My TBR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Top <strike>Ten</strike> Fifteen Books I've Recently Added To My TBR </b>(The best of ALA Mid-Winter)</span></div><br /><br />This list is supposed to be books that I recently added to my TBR list/pile. Just an FYI, I differentiate between a pile and a list. My pile is the books I have either physically or electronically.&nbsp; Those that are on my list I may or may not have.&nbsp; So this list is strictly those that have been added to my pile, most likely they were added to my list a while ago.<br /><br />Since I got back from ALA last week and all my books recently arrived, and there were a lot more than 15, these are the books I'm most excited to read that I picked up at ALA, I just couldn't limit myself to only listing the ten I'm most excited to read, so I had to extend it.&nbsp; I am actually proud of myself, I really made an effort to limit the number of books I picked up, and for the most part I was pretty successful in keeping to my goal.&nbsp; Here are my 10.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663637-when-we-collided" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663637-when-we-collided" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-50UqttkR5PA/VZnk1tXNweI/AAAAAAAADnU/qJiN7p2wKCc/s200/whenwecollided.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663637-when-we-collided" target="_blank">When We Collided</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6553850.Emery_Lord" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Emery Lord</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 5th 2016 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens </span></div><br />I made a point to go to Bloomsbury to get this book.&nbsp; Emery Lord is one of my favorite YA authors, so I made sure I had a copy of this book. On a separate note, I brought four books back with me in my suitcase because I wanted to make sure there was no way I was losing it.&nbsp; This was one of the four.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27067869-remembrance" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27067869-remembrance" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0J1uC_mWFGM/Von08DUcmYI/AAAAAAAAD_8/jjFxO4T9MOU/s200/remembrance.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27067869-remembrance" target="_blank">Remembrance</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/41667-the-mediator"> (The Mediator #7)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11654.Meg_Cabot" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Meg Cabot</span></a></span></span></div><div class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"><a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/41667-the-mediator"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: February 2nd 2016 by William Morrow&nbsp; </span></div><br />The second book that ended up in my suitcase, I was walking and I saw someone with a finished copy of this book.&nbsp; Needless to say I booked it to the Harper Collins booth to pick up my own copy.&nbsp; I can't wait to read the continuation of this series. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23174274-glass-sword" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23174274-glass-sword" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d3-Z6CnEOlU/VnjQ-O5ImuI/AAAAAAAAD_I/hNhRYW37PBM/s200/glasssword.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23174274-glass-sword" target="_blank">Glass Sword</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/136452-red-queen"> (Red Queen #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7074943.Victoria_Aveyard" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Victoria Aveyard</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: February 9th 2016 by HarperTeen&nbsp; </span></div><br />I may, or may not have positioned myself at the door nearest to Harper Collins so I could beeline right to their booth to get this book. I would have been devastated if they hadn't put this out the first day, because I lost out on other books I really wanted since I was in session and wasn't around when they set them out. Lucky for me, they had a nice big stack of them. This one also ended up in my suitcase.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109391-highly-illogical-behavior" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109391-highly-illogical-behavior" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oUBv0ZwnENo/VnjQOeGJnXI/AAAAAAAAD-4/ZnyiPVYIfs8/s200/highlyillogicalbehavior.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109391-highly-illogical-behavior" target="_blank">Highly Illogical Behavior</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">John Corey Whaley</span></a></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 10th 2016 by Dial Books</span> </div><br />There are so many things I love about going to ALA. From getting fired up from a professional aspect, networking with my colleagues, to meeting authors, and to situations that are similar to this one.&nbsp; I had NO idea that Penguin had picked up the rights to this book.&nbsp; John Corey Whaley's first two books were published by Simon and Schuster, and I would have been looking to them for his new book. I quickly found out that this book is from Penguin. They had a scheduled passing out of this title, and I may or may not have been one of the first five in line to pick up my copy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23203106-wink-poppy-midnight" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23203106-wink-poppy-midnight" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wBucJu9IRps/Vemln09AkjI/AAAAAAAADw0/ujMIcl4rg2Y/s200/winkpoppymidnight.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23203106-wink-poppy-midnight" target="_blank">Wink Poppy Midnight</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5288442.April_Genevieve_Tucholke" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">April Genevieve Tucholke</span></a></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: March 22nd 2016 by Dial Books</span>&nbsp; </div><br />&nbsp;The final book that in put my suitcase, I am so excited I got a copy of this book.&nbsp; Her books are just so twisty and interesting, and I can't read to read this one.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22840421-my-lady-jane" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22840421-my-lady-jane" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C_OUdx3KJ4M/ViWlDcvR0VI/AAAAAAAAD2Y/UJ4iVR3vE4o/s200/myladyjane.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22840421-my-lady-jane" target="_blank">My Lady Jane</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3290920.Cynthia_Hand" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Cynthia Hand</span></a>, <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4384465.Brodi_Ashton" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Brodi Ashton</span></a>, <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4116488.Jodi_Meadows" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jodi Meadows</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: June 7th 2016 by HarperTeen</span> </div><br />I don't have a good excuse for not putting this book into my suitcase other than by time I got a copy I was pretty brain dead. I adore these authors, so I'm hoping this book will live up to all my expectations.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27069136-beware-that-girl" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27069136-beware-that-girl" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9qAdCY7gqZk/VpvbvGcvMpI/AAAAAAAAEAk/OgN23cHILT4/s200/Bewarethatgirl.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27069136-beware-that-girl" target="_blank">Beware That Girl</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/297306.Teresa_Toten" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Teresa Toten</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 31st 2016 by Delacorte Press</span></div><br />I used to read a ton of mysteries, but I don't read nearly as many anymore. This one looks awesome though. It's set in NYC which I love (see next week's TTT), and it's set in a private school which is another thing I love.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26085520-everland?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26085520-everland?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m-m_Km_79rw/VpvbvKj-Q5I/AAAAAAAAEAo/0xmw5lC7sFA/s200/everland.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26085520-everland?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank">Everland</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14212740.Wendy_Spinale" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Wendy Spinale</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 10th 2016 by Scholastic Press</span></div><br />I do enjoy a good retelling, and this looks like it could turn the Peter Pan story on it's head. I can't wait to see how this come together.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25785357-firstlife" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25785357-firstlife" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9weFHVphi1M/VpvbvDmYBTI/AAAAAAAAEAs/SEwISm48Qro/s200/firstlife.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25785357-firstlife" target="_blank">Firstlife</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/155858-everlife"> (Everlife #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/48192.Gena_Showalter" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Gena Showalter</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: February 23rd 2016 by Harlequin Teen </span> </div><br />This is so not my normal read, however, I adored Showalter's last YA series, so I am looking forward to reading this book. I don't think I've ever read anything like it, so wish me luck!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26030737-the-new-guy" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26030737-the-new-guy" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kMa1Q9jrwOQ/VpvbvkMHRFI/AAAAAAAAEAw/gs5B5DFClCo/s200/newguy.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26030737-the-new-guy" target="_blank">The New Guy (and Other Senior Year Distractions)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5768552.Amy_Spalding" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Amy Spalding</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 5th 2016 by Poppy</span></div><br />I love a good romantic contemporary that won't tax my brain. This looks like it will be perfect to fulfill that need.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23716100-rocks-fall-everyone-dies?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23716100-rocks-fall-everyone-dies?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nkdVGHKWYhA/VpvbvudvRvI/AAAAAAAAEA0/JNxfl-BDy5I/s320/rocksfall.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23716100-rocks-fall-everyone-dies?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank">Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5771853.Lindsay_Ribar" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lindsay Ribar</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: June 7th 2016 by Kathy Dawson Books&nbsp;</span></div><br />The publisher gave me quite the scoop on this book and it sounds bizzare yet awesome.&nbsp; I really enjoyed Ribar's first series, so I am looking forward to getting to this book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26067503-shuffle-repeat?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26067503-shuffle-repeat?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mNE4V8SKj3Y/VpvbvzNSyRI/AAAAAAAAEA4/k9AufO8tx4Q/s200/shufflerepeat.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26067503-shuffle-repeat?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank">Shuffle, Repeat</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8196241.Jen_Klein" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jen Klein</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 3rd 2016 by Random House Books for Young Readers </span></div><br />I've been burned by books that claim that they are part this or that and if you are a fan of this, you'll love this book. But the tag on Goodreads on this book combine everything I love. That's all I need to know to make this book one that I can't wait to dig into.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25203675-the-star-touched-queen?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25203675-the-star-touched-queen?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K9kerrjqvPM/Vpvbv_47o4I/AAAAAAAAEBE/oneIHXWZGnw/s200/startouchedqueen.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25203675-the-star-touched-queen?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank">The Star-Touched Queen</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13695109.Roshani_Chokshi" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Roshani Chokshi</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 3rd 2016 by St. Martin's Griffin</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This looks like it will be an awesome fantasy. I don't read much fantasy, when it's done right, I adore it. I hope this book lives up to my expectations.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22537367-summer-of-sloane?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22537367-summer-of-sloane?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylCsM9TJOJg/VpvbwOKmflI/AAAAAAAAEBA/YIpnne6aDx0/s200/summerofsloane.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22537367-summer-of-sloane?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank">Summer of Sloane</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8324619.Erin_L_Schneider" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Erin L. Schneider</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 3rd 2016 by Disney-Hyperion </span></div><br />I'm going to age myself a bit, but one of my favorite books from way back was a book called Follow That Boy. I read the heck out of it, maybe 30+ times. The reason I bring this up is that the book takes place in Hawaii, and while this book looks to be quite different, there is something about the description that makes me think of that old favorite. Therefore, I am really excited to read this book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25756328-love-gelato?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25756328-love-gelato?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-36pHN08Kat0/Vpvb-r1UkmI/AAAAAAAAEBk/BTrFb3kLLh4/s200/lovegelato.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25756328-love-gelato?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank">Love &amp; Gelato</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14115788.Jenna_Evans_Welch" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jenna Evans Welch</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 12th 2016 by Simon Pulse</span></div><br />It take place in Italy. Nothing else needs to be said. I am a sucker for books that take place in certain locations, and Italy is one of them.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-57619813805270344852016-01-12T00:30:00.000-05:002016-01-12T22:18:05.813-05:00Top Ten Tuesday (#119) (01/12/16) Top Ten 2015 Releases I Meant To Get To But Didn't<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Ten 2015 Releases I Meant To Get To But Didn't</span></b></div><br /><br />This list is always so depressing.&nbsp; I read a ton of books last year, but they weren't what I planned to read or anticipated reading. Last year I did pretty well in using this list and going back and reading the 2014 books I missed out on, so I am hopeful I can still read many of these.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24644814-see-how-they-run" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24644814-see-how-they-run" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j9fTICzviO0/VXeQLXadsuI/AAAAAAAADgA/Vw2OFA8ZAKM/s200/seehowtheyrun.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24644814-see-how-they-run" target="_blank">See How They Run</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/106659-embassy-row"> (Embassy Row #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56224.Ally_Carter" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Ally Carter</span></a> </span></div><br />In my defense this came out at the very end of the year, so I only had a few days to read it. I will most likely be reading it by the end of January.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24751478-soundless" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24751478-soundless" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lb7qZPKtzqk/VXUK5GYfn9I/AAAAAAAADfY/eh1u9uVNFwc/s200/soundless.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24751478-soundless" target="_blank">Soundless</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137902.Richelle_Mead" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Richelle Mead</span></a></span></div><br />I really wanted to read this book, but I heard so many mixed reviews, it stopped being a priority.&nbsp; I do hope to get to it eventually.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23453083-trust-me-i-m-trouble" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23453083-trust-me-i-m-trouble" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHMk_huMJPQ/VXUK5cHBrRI/AAAAAAAADfU/U8ReJLN-CG8/s200/trustmeimtrouble.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23453083-trust-me-i-m-trouble" target="_blank">Trust Me, I'm Trouble</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/140280-trust-me"> (Trust Me #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6925957.Mary_Elizabeth_Summer" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Mary Elizabeth Summer</span></a></span></div><br />I enjoyed the first book, and I have no good reason why I didn't read this second one. I don't know if I'm going to get to it this year either.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J6Jr9SJ70KU/VfjQz5CqvDI/AAAAAAAADx4/15FR_XnhWks/s200/carryon.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on" target="_blank">Carry On</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4208569.Rainbow_Rowell" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Rainbow Rowell</span></a></span></div><br />It's Rainbow Rowell, I have no good reason why I didn't read this book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22715908-cold-burn-of-magic" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22715908-cold-burn-of-magic" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oGyTmOavIfU/VHyn-bUcwpI/AAAAAAAAC38/CVJkB3vzVGg/s200/coldburnofmagic.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22715908-cold-burn-of-magic" target="_blank">Cold Burn of Magic</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/134347-black-blade"> (Black Blade #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/580315.Jennifer_Estep" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jennifer Estep</span></a></span></div><br />I adored her last YA series, and I was really looking forward to starting this series, for some reason I never got around to it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23281943-deadly-design" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23281943-deadly-design" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W1S6kkf-N18/VKcRItUfQqI/AAAAAAAADBc/VhIxcrHEX_k/s200/deadlydesign.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23281943-deadly-design" target="_blank">Deadly Design</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8623147.Debra_Dockter" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Debra Dockter</span></a></span></div><br />This one is the one I have the most guilt about. The publisher sent me a finished copy, but I had so many ebooks to read and review, I never got a chance to get to this one. I really need to make it a priority.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22836576-the-death-code" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22836576-the-death-code" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3uNhfBGcZUQ/VKtlKaXNGiI/AAAAAAAADGQ/pV7CWySCr0Q/s200/deathcode.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22836576-the-death-code" target="_blank">The Death Code</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/101106-the-murder-complex"> (The Murder Complex #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5805483.Lindsay_Cummings" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lindsay Cummings</span></a></span></div><br />This is another book where I enjoyed the first book in the series and had every intention of continuing to read it, I just didn't get a chance.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310751-first-then" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310751-first-then" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fKtSzBIn37Q/VQ9xIvxnX5I/AAAAAAAADOo/fNGApGr6qQQ/s200/firstandthen.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310751-first-then" target="_blank">First &amp; Then</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5822460.Emma_Mills" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Emma Mills</span></a></span> </div><br />I love a good contemporary book, and I heard so many amazing things about this one.&nbsp; I just never got to it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22736613-hold-me-closer" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22736613-hold-me-closer" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EUWCJhLWBqI/Vosn_rIg_BI/AAAAAAAAEAI/Tf4P-uaCBQc/s200/holdmecloser.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22736613-hold-me-closer" target="_blank">Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/164581-will-grayson-will-grayson"> (Will Grayson, Will Grayson)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11664.David_Levithan" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">David Levithan</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really wanted to read the continuing adventures of Tiny Cooper, I just never found the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310763-the-anatomical-shape-of-a-heart" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310763-the-anatomical-shape-of-a-heart" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4IIHt0h1EUg/VQ-Ec1ziWwI/AAAAAAAADO4/OIfGjKwmblI/s200/anatomicalshapeofaheart.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310763-the-anatomical-shape-of-a-heart" target="_blank">The Anatomical Shape of a Heart</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4485813.Jenn_Bennett" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jenn Bennett</span></a> <span class="greyText"></span></span></div><br />It's got everything I love in a book and I should have made the time for it.&nbsp; I do want to read it this year.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-70873711298863216782016-01-05T00:30:00.001-05:002016-01-05T00:30:02.865-05:00Top Ten Tuesday (#118) (12/29/15) Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For The First Half of 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For The First Half of 2016</span></b></div><br /><br />I was on vacation last week and didn't get to post this, and since I am terrible at resolutions, I am going back and posting this list.&nbsp; I love that the list gets split between the first and second half of the year.&nbsp; I agree with the logic, the books that come out later in the year just don't get the love.&nbsp; Here are the books that I am most anticipating that will be published between January 1st through June 30th.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23308084-the-rose-and-the-dagger" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23308084-the-rose-and-the-dagger" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NyI8WNOqnh4/VhMw69FpsoI/AAAAAAAADy8/AagfmeynA8E/s200/roseanddagger.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23308084-the-rose-and-the-dagger" target="_blank">The Rose and the Dagger</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/138035-the-wrath-and-the-dawn"> (The Wrath and the Dawn #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4600197.Renee_Ahdieh" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Renee Ahdieh</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;Expected publication: May 3rd 2016 by Putnam Juvenile</span></div><br />The first book in this series was my favorite of last year, so it stands to reason, this is my most anticipated book this year.&nbsp; I want a copy of it NOW.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25022128-inferno" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25022128-inferno" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nhpu7FT3ISg/VaHDKkD-C2I/AAAAAAAADoQ/ygG4MOyYGDY/s200/inferno2.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25022128-inferno" target="_blank">Inferno</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/136727-blood-for-blood"> (Blood for Blood #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2747732.Catherine_Doyle" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Catherine Doyle</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;Expected publication: January 7th 2016 by Chicken House</span></div><br />I liked the first book in this series, so I am looking forward to the second. Full disclose, I will probably have to go refresh my memory on the first book, but the Romeo and Juliette factor of this series has me intrigued.&nbsp;<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24157347-the-last-boy-and-girl-in-the-world" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24157347-the-last-boy-and-girl-in-the-world" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i0xxI6NQqEE/VnjUx5FTbSI/AAAAAAAAD_Q/RAyNJzD-I-4/s200/lastboyandgirlintheworld.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24157347-the-last-boy-and-girl-in-the-world" target="_blank">The Last Boy and Girl in the World</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/800187.Siobhan_Vivian" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Siobhan Vivian</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 26th 2016 by Simon &amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers</span></div><br />Siobhan Vivian, wrote one of my all time favorite books, so I will always eagerly anticipate any future books she writes.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663637-when-we-collided" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663637-when-we-collided" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-50UqttkR5PA/VZnk1tXNweI/AAAAAAAADnU/qJiN7p2wKCc/s200/whenwecollided.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663637-when-we-collided" target="_blank">When We Collided</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6553850.Emery_Lord" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Emery Lord</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 5th 2016 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Emery Lord is becoming one of my go-to authors when I want an awesome contemporary read.&nbsp; All her books are just so well done.&nbsp; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25518205-lady-renegades" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25518205-lady-renegades" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZM7EL3Q5oU/VhMyt_liBuI/AAAAAAAADzI/M5UJrY2Up64/s200/ladyrenegades.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25518205-lady-renegades" target="_blank">Lady Renegades</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/106669-rebel-belle"> (Rebel Belle #3)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2261547.Rachel_Hawkins" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Rachel Hawkins</span></a> <span class="greyText"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 12th 2016 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers</span> </div><br />I can't wait to find out how this final book in the series turns out.&nbsp; I've really enjoyed this series so far. Between the kick butt heroine, the paranormal element, and the humor that are a trademark f Rachel Hawkins' books, this one is a must read.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26074181-the-crown" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26074181-the-crown" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QXymtgVYGlc/VnjQOaZafzI/AAAAAAAAD-w/cKa-h8Rnou0/s200/crown.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26074181-the-crown" target="_blank">The Crown</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/57517-the-selection"> (The Selection #5)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987125.Kiera_Cass" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Kiera Cass</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;Expected publication: May 3rd 2016 by HarperTeen </span></div><br />My love/hate relationship with this series will continue as I read this next (final?) installment in the series. If the series does last much longer, we may have to break up though.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272506-the-glittering-court" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272506-the-glittering-court" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P27MK-6dnKc/VnjQOXdcLRI/AAAAAAAAD-0/Tl5_BoTwnF8/s200/glitteringcourt.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272506-the-glittering-court" target="_blank">The Glittering Court</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/165308-the-glittering-court"> (The Glittering Court #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137902.Richelle_Mead" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Richelle Mead</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 5th 2016 by Razorbill </span></div><br />I love Richelle Mead, so this book is a must read for me. This may also be one of my favorite covers of any of her YA books, so that always helps.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109391-highly-illogical-behavior" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109391-highly-illogical-behavior" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oUBv0ZwnENo/VnjQOeGJnXI/AAAAAAAAD-s/dVJwKRH6cNg/s200/highlyillogicalbehavior.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109391-highly-illogical-behavior" target="_blank">Highly Illogical Behavior</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">John Corey Whaley</span></a></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 10th 2016 by Dial Books </span> </div><br />I finally read a JCW book this past year, and it was pretty awesome. That means this book becomes one of the most anticipated books for me. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23174274-glass-sword" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23174274-glass-sword" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d3-Z6CnEOlU/VnjQ-O5ImuI/AAAAAAAAD_E/5oxeAveMcas/s200/glasssword.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23174274-glass-sword" target="_blank">Glass Sword</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/136452-red-queen"> (Red Queen #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7074943.Victoria_Aveyard" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Victoria Aveyard</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: February 9th 2016 by HarperTeen </span></div><br />I read the first book in the series pretty late in the year, pretty much when I saw it popping up on so many people best books of 2015 lists.&nbsp; I can't wait to read where the story goes next.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17302879-remembrance" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17302879-remembrance" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0J1uC_mWFGM/Von08DUcmYI/AAAAAAAAD_4/0_Cw8ydaUCk/s200/remembrance.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17302879-remembrance" target="_blank">Remembrance</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/41667-the-mediator"> (The Mediator #7)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11654.Meg_Cabot" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Meg Cabot</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: February 2nd 2016 by William Morrow</span> </div><br />The lone adult book on my list. But really it's kind of a fake adult book since it continues a YA series. Either way I can't wait to see what these characters are up to.&nbsp; <br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-12359671469360158592015-12-22T00:30:00.000-05:002015-12-22T00:30:27.534-05:00Top Ten Tuesday (#117) (12/22/15) Top Ten Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree This Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top <strike>Ten</strike> Nine Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree This Year</span></b></div><br /><br />This is really hard because other than ARCs, I have tried to avoid bringing in more print books.&nbsp; I just don't have enough shelves to hold all my books.&nbsp; So this list is more along the lines of books I wouldn't mind Santa magically delivering to my Kindle.&nbsp;<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d3XkHQjYDoo/VKtN4r23qaI/AAAAAAAADFc/Fpc7GuHHt7Q/s1600/illgiveyouthesun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d3XkHQjYDoo/VKtN4r23qaI/AAAAAAAADFc/Fpc7GuHHt7Q/s200/illgiveyouthesun.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20820994-i-ll-give-you-the-sun" target="_blank">I'll Give You the Sun</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2982266.Jandy_Nelson" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jandy Nelson</span></a></span></div><br />I have the print ARC of this, but I don't have a finished copy. It was so beautiful that I want to revisit as often as I can, so I seeing this under my tree wouldn't be a bad thing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o5KlyIhHDP8/VKcRJhET0ZI/AAAAAAAADBg/6GX8GIKvOeQ/s200/wrathandthedawn.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn" target="_blank">The Wrath and the Dawn</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/138035-the-wrath-and-the-dawn"> (The Wrath and the Dawn #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4600197.Renee_Ahdieh" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Renee Ahdieh</span></a></span></div><br />My favorite book of this year, another book where I have a print ARC, but a finished copy would not be turned away.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GAfr0AyIoeo/VmZLgqnFtmI/AAAAAAAAD8E/tExEa8VvWcA/s200/allamericanboys.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" target="_blank">All American Boys</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1229281.Jason_Reynolds" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jason Reynolds</span></a>, <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1291820.Brendan_Kiely" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Brendan Kiely</span></a></span></div><br />My second favorite book of this year, I would love to get a copy of this.&nbsp; I checked it out from the library, but I really would love to read it again.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24644814-see-how-they-run" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24644814-see-how-they-run" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j9fTICzviO0/VXeQLXadsuI/AAAAAAAADgA/Vw2OFA8ZAKM/s200/seehowtheyrun.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24644814-see-how-they-run" target="_blank">See How They Run</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/106659-embassy-row"> (Embassy Row #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56224.Ally_Carter" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Ally Carter</span></a> <span class="greyText"></span></span></div><br />This comes out today, so Santa can just drop that copy off right about now.&nbsp; I had some issues with the first book, but I'm hoping the second book will better.<br /><br /><span id="goog_1643742161"></span><span id="goog_1643742162"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J6Jr9SJ70KU/VfjQz5CqvDI/AAAAAAAADx4/15FR_XnhWks/s200/carryon.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1643742165"></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on" target="_blank">Carry On</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4208569.Rainbow_Rowell" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Rainbow Rowell</span></a></span></div><span id="goog_1643742165"></span><span id="goog_1643742166"></span><br /><span id="goog_1643742165"></span><span id="goog_1643742166"></span>I don't own this in any form and I since I love Rainbow Rowell, I would love to have a copy of this book.<br /><span id="goog_1643742165"></span><span id="goog_1643742166"></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24751478-soundless" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24751478-soundless" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lb7qZPKtzqk/VXUK5GYfn9I/AAAAAAAADfY/eh1u9uVNFwc/s200/soundless.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24751478-soundless" target="_blank">Soundless</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137902.Richelle_Mead" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Richelle Mead</span></a></span></div><br />No reason in particular, I just love Richelle Mead's books, and I don't own this in any way.&nbsp; It would beat having to check it out from the library.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23009402-saint-anything" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23009402-saint-anything" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rUwtT3xpkdI/VHT8QaC_sVI/AAAAAAAAC1o/dceijRTeo-M/s200/Saintanything.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23009402-saint-anything" target="_blank">Saint Anything</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987.Sarah_Dessen" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Sarah Dessen</span></a></span></div><br />This is the only Sarah Dessen book I don't own.&nbsp; Therefore it needs a place on my shelf.&nbsp; This is the only book I actually want the print copy more than the ebook.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16035147-silent-alarm" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16035147-silent-alarm" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eU5XxUQ5B3c/VHS_CEX1PLI/AAAAAAAAC1I/9DTXhfmqABs/s200/silentalarm.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16035147-silent-alarm" target="_blank">Silent Alarm</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/571831.Jennifer_Banash" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jennifer Banash</span></a></span></div><br />Another book I wanted to read this year that was never available as an ebook from the library.&nbsp; I would love to get a copy from Santa.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17378508-blue-lily-lily-blue?ac=1&amp;from_search=1" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17378508-blue-lily-lily-blue?ac=1&amp;from_search=1" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gRnoIJtbmH4/VnjMSRDCMGI/AAAAAAAAD-g/0EXIKFYclWM/s200/bluelilylilyblue.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17378508-blue-lily-lily-blue?ac=1&amp;from_search=1" target="_blank">Blue Lily, Lily Blue</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/73675-the-raven-cycle"> (The Raven Cycle #3)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1330292.Maggie_Stiefvater" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Maggie Stiefvater</span></a> </span></div><br />I can't believe I still haven't read this book, if I owned it maybe I would get around to reading it.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-4484411855255624462015-12-15T00:30:00.000-05:002015-12-15T00:30:03.141-05:00Top Ten Tuesday (#116) (12/15/15) Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2015</span></b></div><br /><br />I have read a lot of books this year, but I haven't been reading as many YA books only about 50, so I feel like I don't have a lot to compare.&nbsp; Despite that, I have read some pretty awesome books. With a few more weeks left, there may be one that I will read that will shake this list up, but as of this moment here are my 10.&nbsp; These are IN ORDER.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o5KlyIhHDP8/VKcRJhET0ZI/AAAAAAAADBg/6GX8GIKvOeQ/s200/wrathandthedawn.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn" target="_blank">The Wrath and the Dawn</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/138035-the-wrath-and-the-dawn"> (The Wrath and the Dawn #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4600197.Renee_Ahdieh" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Renee Ahdieh</span></a> </span></div><br />This was one of my most anticipated books of the year, and it totally lived up to my expectations. I want the second book in my hands NOW. I really hope they have it at ALA midwinter, I may cry if they don't. I read this pretty early in the year and I didn't think anything would come close until...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GAfr0AyIoeo/VmZLgqnFtmI/AAAAAAAAD8E/tExEa8VvWcA/s200/allamericanboys.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" target="_blank">All American Boys</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1229281.Jason_Reynolds" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jason Reynolds</span></a> &amp; <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1291820.Brendan_Kiely" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Brendan Kiely</span></a></span></div><br />I have not been quiet about my love for Jason Reynolds, so I knew ahead of time that I would probably love this book. I wasn't prepared for how amazing it truly was.&nbsp; I really went back and forth if this should be my number one, and it really could be.&nbsp; Let's just consider Wrath as 1a and this as 1b.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18339662-we-were-liars" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18339662-we-were-liars" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YBXfitRMlNs/UxVjDU9cTeI/AAAAAAAACWc/HKqANdOGpH8/s200/wewereliars.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18339662-we-were-liars" target="_blank">We Were Liars</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/173491.E_Lockhart" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">E. Lockhart</span></a></span></div><br />This was just so beautifully written.&nbsp; I was so mad at myself for not reading it last year that this was one of the first books that I picked up in 2015. It was amazing, haunting, and just so tragic.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23009402-saint-anything" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23009402-saint-anything" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rUwtT3xpkdI/VHT8QaC_sVI/AAAAAAAAC1o/dceijRTeo-M/s200/Saintanything.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23009402-saint-anything" target="_blank">Saint Anything</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987.Sarah_Dessen" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Sarah Dessen</span></a></span></div><br />Any long time reader would not be surprised to see Sarah Dessen's latest book on my list. I really enjoyed this book, as I have most of her other books.&nbsp; They marketed it as so different from her other books, but in reality it was just as familiar and amazing as her other books.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20820994-i-ll-give-you-the-sun" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20820994-i-ll-give-you-the-sun" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d3XkHQjYDoo/VKtN4r23qaI/AAAAAAAADFc/Fpc7GuHHt7Q/s200/illgiveyouthesun.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20820994-i-ll-give-you-the-sun" target="_blank">I'll Give You the Sun</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2982266.Jandy_Nelson" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jandy Nelson</span></a></span></div><br />I can totally understand why this book won the Printz. There is no doubt it deserves it. It is beautiful. And odd. And twisty. And just about perfect.&nbsp; I waited what felt like 1000 years for Jandy Nelson to write another book after the Sky is Everywhere and somehow I didn't get to it last year, but man was it amazing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235448-the-wrong-side-of-right" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235448-the-wrong-side-of-right" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FX-FIJimJJ0/U9j-9ibZfNI/AAAAAAAACqo/EaK-f7fEvww/s200/wrongsideofright.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235448-the-wrong-side-of-right" target="_blank">The Wrong Side of Right</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887772.Jenn_Marie_Thorne" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jenn Marie Thorne</span></a></span></div><br />More times than not authors get the Washington tone wrong. This book got it very right.&nbsp; I think the accuracy, the believably and the story itself just completely won me over.&nbsp; I expected to like this book, I didn't expect to love it as much as I did.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21490991-the-boy-in-the-black-suit" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21490991-the-boy-in-the-black-suit" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sX6EgnbLGrI/VT7fZley6_I/AAAAAAAADVA/tcBZvp0aRyg/s200/boyintheblacksuit.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21490991-the-boy-in-the-black-suit" target="_blank">The Boy in the Black Suit</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1229281.Jason_Reynolds" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jason Reynolds</span></a></span> </div><br />One of my favorite authors writes two books in the same year, two of this books end up on my favorites list. Reynolds debut ended up as my favorite for last year, and while I didn't love this as much as his first effort, this book was still pretty darned awesome.&nbsp; If you haven't read his books, I can't recommend them enough.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22429350-the-start-of-me-and-you" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22429350-the-start-of-me-and-you" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7JAFb6N5w_o/U_v5i2CzPLI/AAAAAAAACvw/whs8tT1wxlo/s200/startofmeandyou.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22429350-the-start-of-me-and-you" target="_blank">The Start of Me</a> and You<span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6553850.Emery_Lord" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Emery Lord</span></a></span></div><br />This book proved that Emery Lord is no one hit wonder. Her debut made my list last year, and now she's two for two.&nbsp; She is a great contemporary author and I plan to read pretty much everything she writes from now on.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20698530-p-s-i-still-love-you" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20698530-p-s-i-still-love-you" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--6x83B4kVQA/VQOPlVQgWYI/AAAAAAAADOA/rpNTxtdyAD4/s200/psistillloveyou.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20698530-p-s-i-still-love-you" target="_blank">P.S. I Still Love You</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/121588-to-all-the-boys-i-ve-loved-before"> (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/151371.Jenny_Han" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jenny Han</span></a></span></div><br />To All the Boys was supposed to be a stand alone.&nbsp; I am so glad that Jenny Han changed her mind.&nbsp; I loved reading more about Laura Jean and Peter. But it wasn't even the romance, it was just getting that peek into Laura Jeans world and all her oddness yet awesomeness.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18051349-noggin" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18051349-noggin" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uDytFIHXxLQ/VLB_MdxyDOI/AAAAAAAADHA/yJHPyfeFUAY/s200/noggin.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18051349-noggin" target="_blank">Noggin</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">John Corey Whaley</span></a></span> </div><br />It was so bizarre and yet really good.&nbsp; I listened to the audio of this book, and I laughed out loud many times over.&nbsp; Is it contemporary, sci-fi? Doesn't really matter, it was just worth reading.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BONUS</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18775297-sweet-filthy-boy" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18775297-sweet-filthy-boy" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aLUo9ttdFug/VZnkp7Pso5I/AAAAAAAADm0/us6QmGGGg2k/s200/sweetfilthyboy.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18775297-sweet-filthy-boy" target="_blank">Sweet Filthy Boy</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/116838-wild-seasons"> (Wild Seasons #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6556689.Christina_Lauren" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Christina Lauren</span></a></span></div><br />This was on my mid-year list, and I will repeat what I said then. I fricking adored this book. No it's not YA, at ALL. It's pretty darned X rated.&nbsp; But I've read it about ten times so far. Every time I think about this book, I want to read it all over again. I enjoyed the other two books in the series as well, but they just don't come close to touching my love for this book. If I included it on the regular list, it would have come in at #7, but because I tried to keep the list YA, it becomes just a bonus.<br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-37551857604779146762015-12-08T00:16:00.000-05:002015-12-08T00:16:46.495-05:00Top Ten Tuesday (#115) (12/08/15) Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read For The First Time In 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read For The First Time In 2015</span></b></div><br />I always have a huge list of debut authors that I want to read and I never seem to read as many as I hoped.&nbsp; This was a pretty good year for reading new authors for me.&nbsp; Here are my favorites:<br /><br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4600197.Renee_Ahdieh" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4600197.Renee_Ahdieh" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8fcKwnEnPYE/VmZD9dPyWpI/AAAAAAAAD6k/xDji0UVmtDU/s1600/reneeahdieh.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o5KlyIhHDP8/VKcRJhET0ZI/AAAAAAAADBg/6GX8GIKvOeQ/s1600/wrathandthedawn.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4600197.Renee_Ahdieh" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Renee Ahdieh</span></a></span></div><br />This book will be featured on many of my lists this year. The moment her debut was finished I wanted the second book in this series in my hands immediately.&nbsp; One of my favorites, if not my favorite this year.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887772.Jenn_Marie_Thorne" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887772.Jenn_Marie_Thorne" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cfFn0fAPzKI/VmZD9JqbevI/AAAAAAAAD6w/5OlRlBrxC_U/s1600/jennmariethorne.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235448-the-wrong-side-of-right" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235448-the-wrong-side-of-right" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FX-FIJimJJ0/U9j-9ibZfNI/AAAAAAAACqo/EaK-f7fEvww/s1600/wrongsideofright.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887772.Jenn_Marie_Thorne" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Jenn Marie Thorne</span></a></span></div><br />Another debut that I read. I adored this book, I read it at the perfect time, and it was exactly the type of book I wanted to read.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6556689.Christina_Lauren" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6556689.Christina_Lauren" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WnKztD3b33Y/VmZD8fUDdrI/AAAAAAAAD64/rEnkH_1IRbI/s1600/christinalauren.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18775297-sweet-filthy-boy" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18775297-sweet-filthy-boy" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SslwO9WkmWY/VZCrvAvOKxI/AAAAAAAADhw/pC-c6suYa_8/s1600/sweetfilthyboy.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6556689.Christina_Lauren" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Christina Lauren</span></a></span></div><br />Full confession.&nbsp; I have this book pictured, but in 2015, I read NINE of their books/novellas.&nbsp; I read most of the Beautiful Bastard series and all the Wild Seasons books.&nbsp; I know none of those are YA, and I know they write YA, but if I've read nine of their books and loved them, I couldn't not put them on this list.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1291820.Brendan_Kiely" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1291820.Brendan_Kiely" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0041Ulxl0AA/VmZPeTew7dI/AAAAAAAAD9s/WfF1nOnj_9w/s1600/brendankiely2.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ju_pdFT054g/VfjQz2l-skI/AAAAAAAADxw/PIqDmILzP4w/s1600/allamericanboys.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1291820.Brendan_Kiely" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span itemprop="name">Brendan Kiely</span></span></span></b></a></span></center><br />This was a co-write with one of my favorite authors, but I am going to count it anyway, because this book was amazing. I will definitely check out his other books. <br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m7ynhhP0NnU/VmZQnAZGihI/AAAAAAAAD90/MB_7xvXQyY8/s1600/johncoreywhaley2.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18049084-noggin" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18049084-noggin" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uDytFIHXxLQ/VLB_MdxyDOI/AAAAAAAADHA/yJHPyfeFUAY/s1600/noggin.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">John Corey Whaley</span></a></span></div><br />I finally read a Corey Whaley book! I am excited because I never got around to reading his debut, and I read this one a year after it came out. I actually listened to the audiobook, and it was pretty awesome.&nbsp; <br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7154109.Ava_Dellaira" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7154109.Ava_Dellaira" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TzkZlgQi7Vc/VmZD8Rw-WTI/AAAAAAAAD6s/G01xxin5v64/s1600/avadellaira.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18140047-love-letters-to-the-dead" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18140047-love-letters-to-the-dead" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_jbBrb0IXZ0/UgB0oXfAyPI/AAAAAAAABpI/6QSNfzp1Euo/s1600/loveletterstothedead.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7154109.Ava_Dellaira" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Ava Dellaira</span></a></span></div><br />This book ended up on my list of books I was sad I hadn't gotten a chance to read in 2014.&nbsp; Well, I read it in 2015 and it was awesome.&nbsp; <br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3081700.Daisy_Whitney" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3081700.Daisy_Whitney" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m2aSJ6NF5NU/VmZRyVv5lPI/AAAAAAAAD98/pSub44aCC44/s1600/daisywhitney2.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6882274-the-mockingbirds" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6882274-the-mockingbirds" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vhwPwzkSM_Q/VmZNl7qntHI/AAAAAAAAD9U/4gT27jS881E/s1600/mockingbirds.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3081700.Daisy_Whitney" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Daisy Whitney</span></a></span></div><br />She has written so many books and this one in particular has been sitting on my shelf for years (bought it when Borders was closing to give you and idea of how long).&nbsp; I finally got around to reading a book by her and I really enjoyed it.&nbsp; I look forward to reading many others by her.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45592.Jennifer_Niven" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45592.Jennifer_Niven" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EwwNH2kszV4/VmZD9BQ5Z1I/AAAAAAAAD6c/5iM2zkIXNf8/s1600/jenniferniven.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18460392-all-the-bright-places" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18460392-all-the-bright-places" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8AR-3NGHbF0/VmZNl_yhKiI/AAAAAAAAD9c/g6L2JEcNs1w/s1600/allthebrightplaces.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45592.Jennifer_Niven" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Jennifer Niven</span></a></span></div><br />Another debut author, and another book I listened to as an audiobook. It was so sad, but so beautiful. I can totally understand why it won the Goodreads Award. It was well deserved. I am so looking forward to what she does next.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6921953.Katie_Cotugno" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6921953.Katie_Cotugno" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IGKf8TchSI8/VmZD9cn-DdI/AAAAAAAAD6g/syZJug7wTUI/s1600/katiecotugno.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22836575-99-days" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22836575-99-days" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hVvfaockpPI/VZCrvIxtmAI/AAAAAAAADh4/7NLTezpP17A/s1600/99days.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6921953.Katie_Cotugno" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Katie Cotugno</span></a></span></div><br />I missed reading her debut, so I really wanted to check out her sophmore effort. I thought it was so well written and real. I need to make the time to go back and read her first book, and I look forward to what she does next.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7368938.David_Arnold" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7368938.David_Arnold" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--7sV1PVfyDQ/VmZD84fWrwI/AAAAAAAAD6U/PFLq4osqSdw/s1600/davidarnold.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18718848-mosquitoland" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18718848-mosquitoland" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ENOeBhFcScU/VmZNmNWRjMI/AAAAAAAAD9Y/GTglJtrD2kM/s1600/mosquitoland.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7368938.David_Arnold" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">David Arnold</span></a></span></div><br />Another debut author and another book where I listened to the audiobook and while I think it lost something in the translation into an audio, I still thought it was pretty awesome. I look forward to what he does next. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-72488651102997346862015-12-01T00:30:00.000-05:002015-12-01T00:30:00.072-05:00Top Ten Tuesday (#114) (12/01/15) Top Ten 2016 Debuts Novels We Are Looking Forward To<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Ten 2016 Debuts Novels We Are Looking Forward To</span></b></div><br /><br />I get so excited by debut authors. I don't read as many as I would like, because there are always so many great ones. After much deliberation, these are the debuts I am most looking forward to. In an effort to narrow down my huge list (about 30), I am limiting these to those books that have covers.&nbsp; There are a few that look awesome that just don't have much description or don't have a cover yet. I put those in the honorable mention at the end.&nbsp; Here are my ten.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17998474-after-the-woods" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17998474-after-the-woods" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hic0yXJnTyw/VlPmLUV8ZLI/AAAAAAAAD4g/y2bACUdKxRg/s200/afterthewoods.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17998474-after-the-woods" target="_blank">After the Woods</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7111686.Kim_Savage" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Kim Savage</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: February 23rd 2016 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux</span>&nbsp; </div><br />Before I started reading YA to the extent I read it now, I was always up for a good mystery novel.&nbsp; For some reason I don't read as many YA mysteries as I should, but this one looks pretty darned good.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23466626-dreamology" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23466626-dreamology" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MLk0TlBGiSM/VlPmLZ1toUI/AAAAAAAAD4c/DiUGbhyU3Js/s200/dreamology.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23466626-dreamology" target="_blank">Dreamology</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9809970.Lucy_Keating" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lucy Keating</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: April 12th 2016 by Harper Teen</span> </div><br />I love this cover, and the description of the book is awesome. One of my favorite things about the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/71071-white-rabbit-chronicles" target="_blank">White Rabbit Chronicles</a>, is the connection the main characters have through visions. This one is through dreams, and I'm really looking forward to it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zi6Z6l3aq3M/VlPmLdvVcII/AAAAAAAAD4Y/RHJwbAMU1jE/s1600/lifebefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zi6Z6l3aq3M/VlPmLdvVcII/AAAAAAAAD4Y/RHJwbAMU1jE/s200/lifebefore.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898557-life-before" target="_blank">Life Before</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13659106.Michele_Bacon" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Michele Bacon</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: June 7th 2016 by Sky Pony Press&nbsp; </span></div><br />I always enjoy a book that focuses on people on the run. I've read a few, but I look forward to this addition to the genre.&nbsp; Added bonus, it's from a small publisher.&nbsp; <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25467698-the-love-that-split-the-world" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25467698-the-love-that-split-the-world" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CALRBQ4N-mc/VlPmLhJhROI/AAAAAAAAD4s/bEbmCusDzdk/s200/lovethatsplittheworld.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25467698-the-love-that-split-the-world" target="_blank">The Love That Split the World</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13905555.Emily_Henry" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Emily Henry</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: January 26th 2016 by Razorbill</span> </div><br />I don't read many books about time travel, but the few that I have read, I've generally liked.&nbsp; This one grabbed me when they mentioned Friday Night Lights, one of my all time favorite TV shows.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26114524-the-only-thing-worse-than-me-is-you" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26114524-the-only-thing-worse-than-me-is-you" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gXFAucKuF6M/VlPmLgNicKI/AAAAAAAAD4k/g1OWcg9OZt0/s200/onlythingworsethanmeisyou.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26114524-the-only-thing-worse-than-me-is-you" target="_blank">The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14250439.Lily_Anderson" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lily Anderson</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 17th 2016 by St. Martin's Griffin</span> </div><br />I am totally judging this book by it's cover, which is the first thing that I noticed, and I love it. Very Roy Lichtenstein. It also looks like it will be an adorable, sweet contemporary.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23272057-zero-day" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23272057-zero-day" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UyjdyDYRjFQ/VRoKE_h7b7I/AAAAAAAADQ8/sc0gH_pL9v8/s200/zeroday.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23272057-zero-day" target="_blank">Zero Day</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8603114.Jan_Gangsei" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jan Gangsei</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: January 12th 2016 by Disney Hyperion </span></div><br />I do love a book with political intrigue. There is a danger with this book. I live in the Washington D.C. area, and am very familiar with the workings of the government. I do hope this is done right.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23546634-the-way-i-used-to-be" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23546634-the-way-i-used-to-be" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fs3_f_PlPAw/VlPmMLqOQOI/AAAAAAAAD48/FOZUL05P_8k/s200/wayiusedtobe.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23546634-the-way-i-used-to-be" target="_blank">The Way I Used to Be</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9857002.Amber_Smith" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Amber Smith</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: March 22nd 2016 by Margaret K. McElderry Books</span>&nbsp; </div><br />Speak is one of my all time favorite books, so this quickly got my attention. There have been many other YA books that deal with this same subject, however I am intrigued about following the main character for such a long period of time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25721507-the-way-to-game-the-walk-of-shame" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25721507-the-way-to-game-the-walk-of-shame" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kBH4NtCobIs/VlPmMdtMBaI/AAAAAAAAD44/D3syea9n0AA/s200/waytogamethewalkofshame.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25721507-the-way-to-game-the-walk-of-shame" target="_blank">The Way to Game the Walk of Shame</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14097863.Jenn_P_Nguyen" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jenn P. Nguyen</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: June 7th 2016 by Macmillan/Swoon Reads</span></div><br />I am such a sucker for this kind of story. From the movie Can't Buy Me Love, to To All the Boys I've Loved Before. I do hope the beginning of the story was handled in the right way, but I have every confidence that I will adore this book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055480-save-me-kurt-cobain" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055480-save-me-kurt-cobain" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Iw5Ek-xA1Q4/VdP06h-TSxI/AAAAAAAADu0/pQWCTT1t62c/s200/savemekurtcobain.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055480-save-me-kurt-cobain" target="_blank">Save Me, Kurt Cobain</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8192745.Jenny_Manzer" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jenny Manzer</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: March 8th 2016 by Delacorte Press</span></div><br />The title and the cover of this book are awesome. I am also intrigued by the story. The idea of a dead celebrity that is really alive sounds very different and unique.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22449806-the-year-we-fell-apart" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22449806-the-year-we-fell-apart" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XB0VayMr_Z8/VaHbDZQEDqI/AAAAAAAADog/EfSejg8Zlzk/s200/yearwefellapart.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22449806-the-year-we-fell-apart" target="_blank">The Year We Fell Apart</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8333646.Emily_Martin" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Emily Martin</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: January 26th 2016 by Simon Pulse</span> </div><br />I love this kind of story, best friends who may be something more that have something happening in the past.&nbsp; I look forward to seeing how this book turns out.<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Honorable Mention</span></b><br /><br />These books either have brief descriptions that have me intrigued, or they don't have covers yet.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24755483-unscripted-joss-byrd" target="_blank">Unscripted Joss Byrd</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14601906.Lygia_Pe_aflor" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lygia Peñaflor</span></a></span><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23308528-flower" target="_blank">Flower</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8815603.Shea_Olsen" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Shea Olsen</span></a> <span class="greyText">&amp; </span><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/174531.Elizabeth_Craft" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Elizabeth Craft</span></a></span> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25721413-c-s-high" target="_blank">C.S. High</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/148975.Sheryl_Scarborough" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Sheryl Scarborough</span></a></span><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25361965-alterations" target="_blank">Alterations</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13833423.Stephanie_Scott" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Stephanie Scott</span></a></span><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22928560-bombshell" target="_blank">Bombshell</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8289381.Rowan_Maness" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Rowan Maness</span></a></span><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25226153-cherry" target="_blank">Cherry</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13718821.Lindsey_Rosin" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lindsey Rosin</span></a></span> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22840374-never-ever" target="_blank">Never Ever</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8421739.Sara_Saedi" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Sara Saedi</span></a></span><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25361916-doreen" target="_blank">Doreen</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13830580.Ilana_Manaster" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Ilana Manaster</span></a></span> <br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name"></span><span itemprop="name"></span></span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name"> &nbsp;</span></span> <br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-83251611886667003912015-10-28T00:30:00.001-04:002015-10-28T00:30:01.438-04:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#111) Breaker by Kat Ellis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898241-breaker" target="_blank">Breaker</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7169579.Kat_Ellis" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Kat Ellis</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 24th 2016 by Running Press Kids</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898241-breaker" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898241-breaker" border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I7fyOFmQN94/ViWmxcK6uYI/AAAAAAAAD2g/nmw1B_yQS8g/s320/breaker.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeText8817771193428110229">Kyle Henry has a new name, a new school, and a new life—one without the shadow of the Bonebreaker hanging over him. It's been a year since his serial killer father's execution, and it finally looks like things are turning around for Kyle.<br />&nbsp;</span><br /><span id="freeText8817771193428110229">Until he recognizes the girl sitting in the back row in homeroom.<br />&nbsp;</span><br /><span id="freeText8817771193428110229">Naomi Steadman is immediately intrigued by Killdeer Academy's newcomer. She does not know he is the son of the man who murdered her mother. What she does know is she and Kyle have a connection with each other—and a spark that Kyle continues to back away from.<br />Soon after Kyle’s arrival, the death count on campus starts to rise. Someone is set on finishing what the Bonebreaker started, and murdering ghosts from the past may be the only thing that can stop the spree.<br />&nbsp;</span><br /><span id="freeText8817771193428110229">Told in alternating viewpoints, Kat Ellis’s tale of mystery and horror is full of broken bonds and new beginnings.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />Confession, I love watching true crime TV and I find serial killers fascinating. As a matter of fact I'm watching I<a href="http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/" target="_blank">nvestigation Discovery</a> and feeding my addiction while writing this post. That being said, I'm kind of a sucker for books about serial killers too. Add in the fact that this book is by a small publisher and this book has my attention. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-21818597938320638652015-10-27T00:30:00.000-04:002015-10-27T00:30:00.531-04:00Top Ten Tuesday (#113) (10/27/15) Top Ten Books with Things that Go Bump in the Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Ten Books with Things that Go Bump in the Night</span></b></div><br /><br />Vampires, Zombies, Ghosts, and Witches, oh my! I don't read a lot of scary books, because I can be a total wimp.&nbsp; However, I have read a lot of books that feature the above paranormal creates.&nbsp; These books aren't necessarily scary, but they do feature beings that you are likely going to see at a Halloween party.&nbsp; Well, in addition to all those lame sexy kitties.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8475747-hex-hall" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8475747-hex-hall" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-22TA6TJPrB4/UgVaEmoi03I/AAAAAAAABts/kBwZKBXBBQw/s200/hexhall.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8475747-hex-hall" target="_blank">Hex Hall</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/46343-hex-hall"> (Hex Hall #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2261547.Rachel_Hawkins" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Rachel Hawkins</span></a></span></div><br />This series features a bit of everything, I guess it's mainly witches, but there are special guest appearances by shapeshifters and other fun paranormal creatures. Not scary at all, just a good read.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9802372-the-name-of-the-star" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9802372-the-name-of-the-star" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ceCZCL7Kq0/UgVcf2iIfzI/AAAAAAAABt8/9fRRV-6gjv4/s200/nameofthestar.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9802372-the-name-of-the-star" target="_blank">The Name of the Star</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/52867-shades-of-london"> (Shades of London #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10317.Maureen_Johnson" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Maureen Johnson</span></a></span></div><br />This book is pretty creepy.&nbsp; More suspenseful than true horror, but the spooky is really there.&nbsp; The first book has been my favorite in the series.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11969941-the-unquiet" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11969941-the-unquiet" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ae_Qzr3Aick/Vi2WBH9CekI/AAAAAAAAD3E/brc13q8xvMw/s200/unquiet.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11969941-the-unquiet" target="_blank">The Unquiet</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/286059.Jeannine_Garsee" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jeannine Garsee</span></a></span></div><br />This book probably gave me the biggest creeps.&nbsp; It's just a really good spooky ghost story.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187811.Shadowland" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187811.Shadowland" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M87zuo4rjeU/VOwEKYNmdnI/AAAAAAAADMk/_KOxjxc1FhA/s200/shadowland.jpg" width="124" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187811.Shadowland" target="_blank">Shadowland</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/41667-the-mediator"> (The Mediator #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11654.Meg_Cabot" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Meg Cabot</span></a></span></div><br />Lots of ghosts in this series.&nbsp; Some are good and many are bad. I wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of some of these ghosts.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6068551-shiver" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6068551-shiver" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9XvQ-3NAG1k/UU5yKIHJvKI/AAAAAAAAAV4/RUAI7qtdHX4/s200/shiver.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6068551-shiver" target="_blank">Shiver</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/46586-the-wolves-of-mercy-falls"> (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1330292.Maggie_Stiefvater" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Maggie Stiefvater</span></a></span></div><br />Werewolves.&nbsp; Not scary werewolves, just beautifully written werewolves.&nbsp; I loved this series.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uZlPYSjpH78/UVJd4neXHsI/AAAAAAAAAY0/CprPVRjZ8WY/s200/harrypotter.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone" target="_blank">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/45175-harry-potter"> (Harry Potter #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1077326.J_K_Rowling" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">J.K. Rowling</span></a></span></div><br />I would hardly describe this series of witches scary.&nbsp; I guess for the intended audience the later books can be scary, but this awesome series makes the list because of all the witches and paranormal creatures.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6707693-my-love-lies-bleeding" target="_blank"><img alt=" My Love Lies Bleeding (Drake Chronicles #1) by Alyxandra Harvey" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sTHxELrTeDU/Vi2V8EBaN0I/AAAAAAAAD28/grcbFlUJTPM/s200/myloveliesbleeding.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6707693-my-love-lies-bleeding" target="_blank">My Love Lies Bleeding</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/47885-drake-chronicles"> (Drake Chronicles #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3020684.Alyxandra_Harvey" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Alyxandra Harvey</span></a></span></div><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">I never did get a chance to finish this series, I still have to read the last book, but this is a nice take on a typical vampire story.&nbsp; So not scary.</span></span><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/345627.Vampire_Academy" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/345627.Vampire_Academy" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XWkmY8BN_I/UgVaFFnr6kI/AAAAAAAABto/kFkVfPDZygs/s200/vampireacademy.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/345627.Vampire_Academy" target="_blank">Vampire Academy</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/42114-vampire-academy"> (Vampire Academy #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137902.Richelle_Mead" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Richelle Mead</span></a></span></div><br />An awesome series featuring very not scary vampires.&nbsp; Vampires!&nbsp; They're just like you and me, except they like blood.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11300302-alice-in-zombieland" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11300302-alice-in-zombieland" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hPtqvGnMd_s/Ua30YJlR2zI/AAAAAAAABXI/agYxRKdKOu4/s200/aliceinzombieland.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11300302-alice-in-zombieland" target="_blank">Alice in Zombieland</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/71071-white-rabbit-chronicles"> (White Rabbit Chronicles #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/48192.Gena_Showalter" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Gena Showalter</span></a></span></div><br />Just finished this series, and it's good zombie fun.&nbsp; I wouldn't classify this book as scary either, it just kick zombie butt fun.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12043771-this-is-not-a-test" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12043771-this-is-not-a-test" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-leEt-2iV6sQ/Vi2XDidbkOI/AAAAAAAAD3M/PQb_19XmtAM/s200/thisisnotatest.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12043771-this-is-not-a-test" target="_blank">This is Not a Test</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/129979-this-is-not-a-test"> (This is Not a Test #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1487748.Courtney_Summers" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Courtney Summers</span></a></span></div><br />This book was scary if only because it made me realize I will so NEVER survive a zombie apocalypse.&nbsp; Nope, I will quickly join the ranks of the undead. I found this book to be very suspenseful, but not particularly scary.<br /><br />Bonus:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9917996-salem-s-lot" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9917996-salem-s-lot" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L4r9Itw0Sig/Vi2cJL_KowI/AAAAAAAAD3c/TQdYRZAL9sg/s200/salemslot.jpg" width="121" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9917996-salem-s-lot" target="_blank">'Salem's Lot</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3389.Stephen_King" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Stephen King</span></a></span></div><br />I have read some really scary books in the past that scared me badly. Stephen King is most responsible for many of my nightmares.&nbsp; After too many bad nights of sleep, I now tend to avoid his books, as awesome as they may be.&nbsp; That being said, for me the book of his that scared me the most was 'Salem's Lot.&nbsp; I slept with some weird stuff by my side for weeks after I read that book.&nbsp; This is not a YA book, although I was stupid enough to read it while I was in high school, so I decided to include it.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-63509737633335808912015-10-21T00:30:00.001-04:002015-10-21T00:30:00.706-04:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#110) My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26795352-my-lady-jane" target="_blank">My Lady Jane</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3290920.Cynthia_Hand" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Cynthia Hand</span></a>, <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4384465.Brodi_Ashton" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Brodi Ashton</span></a>, &amp; <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4116488.Jodi_Meadows" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jodi Meadows</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: June 7th 2016 by HarperTeen</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26795352-my-lady-jane" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26795352-my-lady-jane" border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C_OUdx3KJ4M/ViWlDcvR0VI/AAAAAAAAD2U/hgETRfsOssI/s320/myladyjane.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeTextContainer11787650922503370498">For fans of The Princess Bride comes the comical, fantastical, romantical, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey.<br /><br />Lady Jane Grey, sixteen, is about to be married to a total stranger—and caught up in an insidious plot to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But that’s the least of Jane’s problems. She’s about to become Queen of England. Like that could go wrong.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />EEEKS.&nbsp; I love these authors, and they all went in to write a book! I will read almost anything they put out individually, so a collaboration between them makes it a must read. It sounds good too.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-62416105294808499892015-10-20T00:30:00.000-04:002015-10-20T00:30:01.611-04:00Top Ten Tuesday (#111) (10/20/15) 10 Wishes I'd Ask The Book Genie To Grant Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">10 Wishes I'd Ask The Book Genie To Grant Me</span></b></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-np-PKVDGzrU/ViWZHJr74OI/AAAAAAAAD08/EhclPIKWIxc/s1600/speedreading.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-np-PKVDGzrU/ViWZHJr74OI/AAAAAAAAD08/EhclPIKWIxc/s320/speedreading.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">1.</span></span> To be able to read faster. I am a bit of a slow reader, so it takes me longer than I should to read most books.&nbsp; I think it has something to do with the fact that I think every word is important so I don't want to miss anything.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QDzPpnLA_Kc/U0oJZdzA__I/AAAAAAAACcI/XcVthpawcDY/s1600/bookshelves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QDzPpnLA_Kc/U0oJZdzA__I/AAAAAAAACcI/XcVthpawcDY/s320/bookshelves.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">2.</span></span> A place to put my books. I have talked about this before, but have a lot of books, and I am totally out of room to put these books.&nbsp; I really don't have a full inventory of my books, I can't even imagine what would happen if I tried to undertake that task.&nbsp; I'm lucky my YA books are inventoried though.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7L5pPlBhv8A/ViWbB3OszpI/AAAAAAAAD1I/aco9YB7JAws/s1600/mad.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7L5pPlBhv8A/ViWbB3OszpI/AAAAAAAAD1I/aco9YB7JAws/s320/mad.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">3. </span></span>That Barnes &amp; Noble would let me read the books I've bought online (browser). Oh what's that you say? The book Genie doesn't need to grant this wish, B&amp;N just needs to get off their butts and fix it already?&nbsp; Wow, that would be swell.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n_wLws5C8F8/ViWcNRYuH-I/AAAAAAAAD1Q/k7rtAyKGbRg/s1600/no%252Btime.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n_wLws5C8F8/ViWcNRYuH-I/AAAAAAAAD1Q/k7rtAyKGbRg/s320/no%252Btime.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">4. </span></span>More time to read.&nbsp; I have a toddler and a full time job.&nbsp; I just don't have as much time to read as I would like. Really does any book lover have enough time to read as much as they want?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jgvglUkkCmc/ViWcn18KKkI/AAAAAAAAD1Y/uT9nswLbiZs/s1600/counting-money-2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jgvglUkkCmc/ViWcn18KKkI/AAAAAAAAD1Y/uT9nswLbiZs/s320/counting-money-2.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">5. </span></span>More $$ to attend conferences.&nbsp; I am lucky that I generally go to one or two conferences a year. It's one of the few perks of my job that they send me. I wish I had the money to attend the rest. I find the conferences so useful professionally, and developing relationships with the publishers and seeing all the upcoming books is such a bonus.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1RMsgjfmNOY/ViWdLhP8FcI/AAAAAAAAD1g/dhGSQYfm6bQ/s1600/swoon.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1RMsgjfmNOY/ViWdLhP8FcI/AAAAAAAAD1g/dhGSQYfm6bQ/s1600/swoon.gif" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">6.</span></span> More great YA contemporary (romances). As I've mentioned here before, my favorite books tend to be contemporary. Contemporary romances tend to be my favorite among those.&nbsp; However, it's a disservice to just say my favorites are romances, they are usually so much more. I have read A LOT of bad efforts, but the great ones have been sadly far between.&nbsp; I want more great ones!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i7jO2UHYe-g/ViWeca9VeNI/AAAAAAAAD1s/iMI1qmJGzxs/s1600/library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i7jO2UHYe-g/ViWeca9VeNI/AAAAAAAAD1s/iMI1qmJGzxs/s1600/library.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">7.</span></span> Visit the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0CB8QFjAAahUKEwj64bCo8M_IAhWLXD4KHTFVDYM&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parl.gc.ca%2Flibrary&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdc048cKzOnxaHrfTcCQuuvaLDLQ&amp;sig2=C2-E1XsOsyIzF_qYMbowoQ" target="_blank">Library of Parliament</a> in Canada. <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Ottawa_-_ON_-_Library_of_Parliament.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Parliament&amp;h=3746&amp;w=3234&amp;tbnid=7rRXKSxjC5KfbM:&amp;docid=bsFjKivHreGKzM&amp;ei=jZYlVvOAMsav-QGt5bXYDw&amp;tbm=isch&amp;ved=0CC8QMygAMABqFQoTCLP7leTwz8gCFcZXPgodrXIN-w" target="_blank">Have</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/images/pic_wonder_library_of_parliament_lg.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/wonder_library_of_parliment.html&amp;h=480&amp;w=640&amp;tbnid=5j88vX32IA-GeM:&amp;docid=joE6qHYx1CYXPM&amp;ei=jZYlVvOAMsav-QGt5bXYDw&amp;tbm=isch&amp;ved=0CDAQMygBMAFqFQoTCLP7leTwz8gCFcZXPgodrXIN-w" target="_blank">you</a> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alejandroerickson/4211371919" target="_blank">seen</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://bluesyemre.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/the-canadian-library-of-parliament.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://bluesyemre.com/2012/09/16/never-underestimate-the-power-of-books-and-libraries-part-2/the-canadian-library-of-parliament/&amp;h=640&amp;w=960&amp;tbnid=oDMxyDxtXUrx3M:&amp;docid=EdhgcwElUL4hMM&amp;ei=jZYlVvOAMsav-QGt5bXYDw&amp;tbm=isch&amp;ved=0CDwQMygNMA1qFQoTCLP7leTwz8gCFcZXPgodrXIN-w" target="_blank">pictures</a> of this place?&nbsp; It's gorgeous. I have pictures of famous libraries as my screen saver at work, and this one makes me drool every time I see it. <br /><br />So those are my more serious wishes.&nbsp; The rest are just for fun.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4jsutfwFu_Q/ViWehcHPbCI/AAAAAAAAD10/tJQ540oFbiY/s1600/book-boyfriend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4jsutfwFu_Q/ViWehcHPbCI/AAAAAAAAD10/tJQ540oFbiY/s200/book-boyfriend.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">8.</span></span> I adore my DH, he's great, but it would be even better if he had some of the attributes of one of my book crushes. Sad but true, no real man/boy/guy can ever be as great as a character from a book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--t1lErMLqXE/ViWgyK81ZgI/AAAAAAAAD2A/FGydPt0gq-w/s1600/willgrayson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--t1lErMLqXE/ViWgyK81ZgI/AAAAAAAAD2A/FGydPt0gq-w/s200/willgrayson.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">9.</span></span>&nbsp; That Tiny Cooper would jump out of the pages and be one of my BFFs.&nbsp; He would absolutely exhaust me with his drama, but I would have fun along the way.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t8ZiaXg_ls0/ViWhuUV2-GI/AAAAAAAAD2I/Wzsdt8FMr1I/s1600/outerbanks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t8ZiaXg_ls0/ViWhuUV2-GI/AAAAAAAAD2I/Wzsdt8FMr1I/s320/outerbanks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">10.</span></span> To live in Colby, NC. This is a Sarah Dessen reference. Many of her books take place there or there are scenes there. It's actually based on a real place on the Carolina Coast, but surely that place can't be as great as Colby.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-8962643557966007502015-10-14T00:30:00.001-04:002015-10-14T00:30:00.619-04:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#109) Lady Renegades (Rebel Belle #3) by Rachel Hawkins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25518205-lady-renegades" target="_blank">Lady Renegades</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/106669-rebel-belle"> (Rebel Belle #3)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2261547.Rachel_Hawkins" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Rachel Hawkins</span></a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25518205-lady-renegades" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25518205-lady-renegades" border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZM7EL3Q5oU/VhMyt_liBuI/AAAAAAAADzE/4xyXqgkCvSQ/s320/ladyrenegades.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeText4635395218304142379"><strong>From the&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Hex Hall</em> comes the sparkling finale in the beloved Rebel Belle series.</strong><br /><strong> &nbsp;</strong><br /> Just as Harper Price starts coming to terms with her role as David Stark's battle-ready Paladin, protector, and <em>girlfriend</em>—her world goes crazy all over again.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Overwhelmed by his Oracle powers, David flees Pine Grove and starts turning teenaged girls into Paladins—and these young ladies seem to think that <em>Harper </em>is the enemy David needs protecting from.&nbsp; Ordinarily, Harper would be able to fight off any Paladin who comes her way, but her powers have been dwindling since David left town, which means her life is on the line yet again.<br /> <br /> Now, it’s a desperate race for Harper to find and rescue David before she backslides from superhero to your garden-variety type-A belle.<br /><em>&nbsp;</em><br /><em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling author Rachel Hawkins brings the fun once again in the finale of this pitch-perfect romantic paranormal comedy series.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />I adore Rachel Hawkins and I've read everything she's written.&nbsp; I can't wait to see how this series ends.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); 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</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Ten Author Duos You'd LOVE To See Write A Book Together </span></b></div><br /><br />Wow this is actually kind of hard for me.&nbsp; My first instinct is to pair like authors. But then I start think about how challenging it would be for two different authors to come together to create something awesome.&nbsp; Sadly I stuck to the pretty obvious, and a lot of contemporary since that is my true love.&nbsp; Here is my best attempt at this.<br /><br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987.Sarah_Dessen" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987.Sarah_Dessen" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S7NC1LEmVxQ/U9e6L_vNBCI/AAAAAAAACpY/jp96qeg4CHU/s1600/Sarah%2BDessen.jpeg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/295178.Gayle_Forman" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/295178.Gayle_Forman" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G6yuKWR8Ii0/VTWpqg7qsPI/AAAAAAAADTs/iYo9T0yx7_U/s1600/gayleforman.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987.Sarah_Dessen" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Sarah Dessen</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/295178.Gayle_Forman" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Gayle Forman</span></a></div><br />Two of my favorite authors writing a book together would blow me away.&nbsp; It would be beautifully written with a tragic, yet hopeful, story line.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fKgRzuC09EI/UXFh6roVpbI/AAAAAAAAAsk/h610OOwlhiU/s1600/Rachel%2BHawkins.jpg" width="150" /></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56224.Ally_Carter" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56224.Ally_Carter" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mm-JzwMFfN0/Vcgpgvtr1kI/AAAAAAAADsw/2ap66a6L4qI/s1600/allycarter.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2261547.Rachel_Hawkins" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Rachel Hawkins</span></a><span itemprop="name"> &amp; <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56224.Ally_Carter" target="_blank">Ally Carter</a></span></div><br />A collaboration between them would just result in an awesome lighthearted book that would just be adorable.&nbsp; And funny.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2982266.Jandy_Nelson" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2982266.Jandy_Nelson" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cAgcS1mDoWE/VTWp6SVP5II/AAAAAAAADT0/43doyGP_j0E/s1600/jandynelson.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3fIl-v1bCn0/VTW0o0Cz_fI/AAAAAAAADUE/X76NHGhQsE4/s1600/elockhart2.jpg" width="150" /></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><div class="authorName"><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2982266.Jandy_Nelson" target="_blank">Jandy Nelson</a> &amp;</span><span itemprop="name"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/173491.E_Lockhart" target="_blank">E. Lockhart</a></span></div></div><br />My brain can't even begin to process the awesomeness that would come out of a collaboration with these writers.&nbsp; They both write contemporary books, but their style is so different, yet so awesome that anything they write together would be a masterpiece.&nbsp; <br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1330292.Maggie_Stiefvater" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1330292.Maggie_Stiefvater" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vf-L6DgzY68/U9e7HLG7BYI/AAAAAAAACpg/27iXirEfP8I/s1600/maggiestiefvater.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8mQeRd2uF0/VhSJzK7t2nI/AAAAAAAAD0E/0JEbTdGUyEY/s1600/johncoreywhaley.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1330292.Maggie_Stiefvater" target="_blank">Maggie Stiefvater</a> &amp; </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4113638.John_Corey_Whaley" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">John Corey Whaley</span></a></div><br />This is another book that I can't really imagine. Whatever the story it would be twisty, deep, with a sophisticated humor.&nbsp; It would be beautifully written and completely memorable.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10003.Laurie_Halse_Anderson" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10003.Laurie_Halse_Anderson" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PSKpSJuvyi0/U9fGsYI4OYI/AAAAAAAACqE/hpn5tvO6oR8/s1600/laurie%2Bhalse%2Banderson.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1406384.John_Green" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1406384.John_Green" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fi_xrXOPMnQ/VVFuhrOlI3I/AAAAAAAADb0/xW6h8CmrgIQ/s1600/Johngreen.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10003.Laurie_Halse_Anderson" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Laurie Halse Anderson</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1406384.John_Green" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">John Green</span></a></div><br />Another contemporary duo that I would love to see collaborate.&nbsp; The both take on some really serious topics.&nbsp; I don't read middle grade books, but I think they could kill something that is MG.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6553850.Emery_Lord" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6553850.Emery_Lord" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a3HSDX81Q6s/VIJ5B1qxbdI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/2JWRvLzGyoA/s1600/emerylord.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/805184.Jennifer_E_Smith" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/805184.Jennifer_E_Smith" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2L1DrUMh8nQ/UeRBETm0a-I/AAAAAAAABj0/A-EWG8JMBks/s1600/jenniferesmith.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6553850.Emery_Lord" target="_blank">Emery Lord</a> &amp;&nbsp; </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/805184.Jennifer_E_Smith" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Jennifer E. Smith</span></a></div><br />Another two contemporary authors that I absolutely love.&nbsp; Their books are somewhat similar, so I don't know if there would be a distinct voice that would come out of a collaboration between them.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2526.Libba_Bray" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2526.Libba_Bray" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cOtZ7Ym0cWU/VhSJ8-efPqI/AAAAAAAAD0Q/jkRxZVYkb_E/s200/libbabray.jpg" width="133" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10317.Maureen_Johnson" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10317.Maureen_Johnson" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f6pMW5OFsuE/VhSJ8gmue4I/AAAAAAAAD0M/VI45EYUijwY/s200/maureenjohnson.jpg" width="168" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2526.Libba_Bray" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Libba Bray</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10317.Maureen_Johnson" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Maureen Johnson</span></a></div><br />Another contemporary pairing that I would love to see.&nbsp; Libba Bray's books are so funny but in a really smart way, and Maureen Johnson's books can really play to that.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4208569.Rainbow_Rowell" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4208569.Rainbow_Rowell" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bDFNhMad2wU/UoLyVntOVbI/AAAAAAAACKo/Xhk0zlYBihA/s1600/rainbowrowell.jpg" width="150" /></a></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3095893.Stephanie_Perkins" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3095893.Stephanie_Perkins" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EfeJMFuiHjM/VhSKEJGdxyI/AAAAAAAAD0c/WD-7qib6j0U/s1600/stephanieperkins.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4208569.Rainbow_Rowell" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Rainbow Rowell</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3095893.Stephanie_Perkins" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Stephanie Perkins</span></a></div><br />I imagine a collaboration between them to result in an awesomely quirky contemporary romance with characters that you just don't want to leave behind.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CDuEjNjbH0w/UeRBFDxZTuI/AAAAAAAABkU/iksaYsIGymo/s1600/morganmatson.jpg" width="150" /></td><td><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dfFccxsYarE/UeRBEzRFl6I/AAAAAAAABkM/TZ_IhNO54Qk/s1600/leilasales.jpg" width="150" /></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3351454.Morgan_Matson" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Morgan Matson</span></a><span itemprop="name"> &amp; <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3390621.Leila_Sales" target="_blank">Leila Sales</a></span></div><br />This is another duo that has a very similar writing style.&nbsp; Matson's books tend to be pretty serious, and Sale's more recent books have been the same.&nbsp; However, Sale's early works have a lighthearted tone that I think would really work in a collaboration.<br /><br /><center><table><tbody><tr><td><img height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oUtcTmk_qIk/UeRBE7l5pVI/AAAAAAAABj8/d8OJzyaP2K0/s200/kimberlyderting.jpg" width="133" /></td><td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137902.Richelle_Mead" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137902.Richelle_Mead" height="171" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IeeKiNXK_Oc/U9fGs_iSR_I/AAAAAAAACqM/zjVvPtOhUgA/s200/richellemead02.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div class="authorName" style="text-align: center;"><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2755160.Kimberly_Derting" target="_blank">Kimberly Derting</a> &amp; </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137902.Richelle_Mead" target="_blank"><span itemprop="name">Richelle Mead</span></a></div><br />I had to toss in a non-contemporary collaboration that I think would result in a really crazy yet awesomely interesting book. I imagine there would be some kind of paranormal element that would make this really memorable.<br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-85054655905809155672015-10-07T00:30:00.001-04:002015-10-07T00:30:00.588-04:00"Waiting On" Wednesday (#108) The Rose and the Dagger (The Wrath and the Dawn #2) by Renee Ahdieh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq_zhISzgjk/US9sJ6oMFyI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mRmnpB_ptHM/s1600/New+WoW.JPG" /></a></div>“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This week I'm picking:</b></span><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23308084-the-rose-and-the-dagger" target="_blank">The Rose and the Dagger</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/138035-the-wrath-and-the-dawn"> (The Wrath and the Dawn #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4600197.Renee_Ahdieh" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Renee Ahdieh</span></a></span><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: May 3rd 2016 by Putnam Juvenile</span>&nbsp; </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NyI8WNOqnh4/VhMw69FpsoI/AAAAAAAADy4/KdJDlErLFWY/s1600/roseanddagger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NyI8WNOqnh4/VhMw69FpsoI/AAAAAAAADy4/KdJDlErLFWY/s320/roseanddagger.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From Goodreads:</b>&nbsp; </span><br /><br /><span id="freeText16584883396292076260"><strong>The much anticipated sequel to the breathtaking <em>The Wrath and the Dawn</em>, lauded by <em>Publishers Weekly</em> as "a potent page-turner of intrigue and romance."</strong><br /><em>I am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest, in a prison of sand and sun. My family is here. And I do not know whom I can trust.</em><br />In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad has been torn from the love of her husband Khalid, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once believed him a monster, but his secrets revealed a man tormented by guilt and a powerful curse—one that might keep them apart forever. Reunited with her family, who have taken refuge with enemies of Khalid, and Tariq, her childhood sweetheart, she should be happy. But Tariq now commands forces set on destroying Khalid's empire. Shahrzad is almost a prisoner caught between loyalties to people she loves. But she refuses to be a pawn and devises a plan.<br /><br />While her father, Jahandar, continues to play with magical forces he doesn't yet understand, Shahrzad tries to uncover powers that may lie dormant within her. With the help of a tattered old carpet and a tempestuous but sage young man, Shahrzad will attempt to break the curse and reunite with her one true love.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Why I'm Waiting:</b></span><br /><br />Yes please.&nbsp; I LOVED the first book in this series. So far it's my favorite book of 2015, so this sequel is at the very top of my TBR list for next year.&nbsp; I am giddy about reading this, and once again the cover is awesome.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-33065309222980267692015-10-06T21:39:00.000-04:002015-10-06T21:39:59.070-04:00Top Ten Tuesday (#109) (10/06/15) Top Ten Series I Quit, or Will be Quitting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Top Ten Series I Quit, or Will be Quitting</span></b></div><br /><br />I really try not to quit series, but ultimately I do have to let a few go.&nbsp; There can be a variety of reasons, but I am confident I will never finish these series.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8235178-across-the-universe" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8235178-across-the-universe" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FqxQlxEhy70/VT7fZkiy8pI/AAAAAAAADVA/StruRc3eKU8/s200/Acrossuniverse.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8235178-across-the-universe" target="_blank">Across the Universe</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/56124-across-the-universe"> (Across the Universe #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4018722.Beth_Revis" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Beth Revis</span></a></span></div><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">I listened to the audio of this book and I don't know if that was the issue, but I just didn't connect with this book. I will say that I remember it very well, so that's saying something really important.&nbsp; Out of all the books on this list, this series is the one that stands even a bit of a chance of me finishing it. </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263147.Vampire_Kisses" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263147.Vampire_Kisses" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hK9SnIvg7Dg/VhM_rC8b5lI/AAAAAAAADzw/V2Prz0NdLWQ/s200/vampirekisses.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263147.Vampire_Kisses" target="_blank">Vampire Kisses</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/41778-vampire-kisses"> (Vampire Kisses #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153734.Ellen_Schreiber" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Ellen Schreiber</span></a></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This series was not really bad exactly, it just never really held my interest. The bigger issue for me is that I read the first few so long ago that I just can't see myself picking up the rest of the very long series.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12411687-indelible" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12411687-indelible" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mCQPGr4V_dI/UZmO0mNPflI/AAAAAAAAA7w/6TqnXPBRjGQ/s200/indelible.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12411687-indelible" target="_blank">Indelible</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/93970-the-twixt"> (The Twixt #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3418947.Dawn_Metcalf" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Dawn Metcalf</span></a></span></div><br />I debated putting this book on the list, but the bottom line is that it was so incredibly bizarre that I just can't see myself reading the rest of the series.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30183.Marked" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30183.Marked" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KbOIZjje2ng/UbHRbdjyRSI/AAAAAAAABYc/Fsu4JuHbHVg/s200/marked.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30183.Marked" target="_blank">Marked</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/40626-house-of-night"> (House of Night #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17015.P_C_Cast" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">P.C. Cast</span></a> <span class="greyText">&amp;</span> <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17010.Kristin_Cast" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Kristin Cast</span></a></span></div><br />I stuck with this series for a really long time. It just never seemed to end. Now I'm left with a situation where I have only a couple of books left to finish the series.&nbsp; Sadly I just don't see myself ever reading them.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16070143-teardrop" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16070143-teardrop" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EPvw-0YUcZk/UdYccOLrW4I/AAAAAAAABdw/lL9vEl5jplY/s200/teardrop.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16070143-teardrop" target="_blank">Teardrop</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/93040-teardrop"> (Teardrop #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2905297.Lauren_Kate" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Lauren Kate</span></a></span></div><br />I managed to read every book in the Fallen series, and I really wanted to give this series a chance. I just couldn't connect with the story or the characters, so I doubt I will read the rest of the books.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13589580-what-the-spell" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13589580-what-the-spell" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ASct5NBCcuQ/UU5nOBNxF4I/AAAAAAAAAVA/g8KVHg0GTwM/s200/whatthespell.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13589580-what-the-spell" target="_blank">What the Spell?</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/77890-life-s-a-witch"> (Life's a Witch #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5373614.Brittany_Geragotelis" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Brittany Geragotelis</span></a></span></div><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">I have written a lot about how much I disliked this book. It was one of my top least favorite books of all time.&nbsp; I couldn't even begin to think about reading any other book in this series.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6387565-witch-wizard" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6387565-witch-wizard" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ONc6K_9VSsw/UbHRbXFvEyI/AAAAAAAABYg/yndf8OGIyk0/s200/witchandwizard.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6387565-witch-wizard" target="_blank">Witch &amp; Wizard</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/52607-witch-wizard"> (Witch &amp; Wizard #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3780.James_Patterson" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">James Patterson</span></a> &amp; <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13613.Gabrielle_Charbonnet" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Gabrielle Charbonnet</span></a></span> </div><br />I broke up with this series a bit ago.&nbsp; I read the first four books and after that, I had enough. It's just terrible. I can almost see where kids would love this series, but it was like nails on a chalkboard to me.&nbsp; <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12988106-changeling" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12988106-changeling" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Ei8WLEwN-I/VhM9laQLUiI/AAAAAAAADzc/tO9RLtMF3kU/s200/changeling.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12988106-changeling" target="_blank">Changeling</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/74981-order-of-darkness"> (Order of Darkness #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9987.Philippa_Gregory" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Philippa Gregory</span></a></span></div><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">&nbsp;Oh boy.&nbsp; So I had never read a Philippa Gregory book before this one.&nbsp; It was o.k. but I was definitely not something I was interested in continuing with. The whole thing made me sad because I had really hoped this book would be a gateway to her other books, but no such luck.</span></span><br /><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6741865-motorcycles-sushi-one-strange-book" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6741865-motorcycles-sushi-one-strange-book" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-znNujGvIthU/VhM9lXk4DLI/AAAAAAAADzY/0kQlUkpCmAQ/s200/motocycles.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6741865-motorcycles-sushi-one-strange-book" target="_blank">Motorcycles, Sushi &amp; One Strange Book</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/55420-real-life"> (Real Life #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/83430.Nancy_Rue" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Nancy Rue</span></a></span> </div><br />This series is fine if you want to be bashed over the head with religion. I didn't realize what I was getting into when I picked up the first book in this series.&nbsp; One book was enough. It was so preachy that I now have to double check the publisher when picking out new books so I know to avoid this one.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3934321-nightfall" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3934321-nightfall" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bPKVMgGUvXk/VhM9ldAN-gI/AAAAAAAADzU/ycpp7yoqFy0/s200/vampdiariesnightfall.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3934321-nightfall" target="_blank">Nightfall</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/46026-the-vampire-diaries-the-return"> (The Vampire Diaries: The Return #1)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/50873.L_J_Smith" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">L.J. Smith</span></a></span></div><br />I think I've talked about this series before, but here it is again.&nbsp; I didn't mind the first four books in this series, but after the TV show came out, the hot mess of these books followed.&nbsp; I read the first of the new books and one was enough. It was so bad.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262171309962427860.post-11072253739603930592015-09-22T00:30:00.000-04:002015-09-22T00:30:00.688-04:00Top Ten Tuesday (#108) (09/22/15) Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T6ycYM15EZk/TWx5ZpS0j-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/cEIZ0CpKO-k/s200/TTT3W.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the Bookish</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR</b></span></div><br />I love these lists. Recently I have been terrible about reading what I put on my list, however it always helps me focus on what I should be reading for the season.&nbsp; As always this list is for books published during the fall equinox and the winter solstice.&nbsp; September 23rd - December 22nd.&nbsp; Here are my ten.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23848163-romancing-the-dark-in-the-city-of-light" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23848163-romancing-the-dark-in-the-city-of-light" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c7uONlO893E/VT_2UNPybnI/AAAAAAAADYQ/YbLMWvg55fk/s200/romancingthedark.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23848163-romancing-the-dark-in-the-city-of-light" target="_blank">Romancing the Dark in the City of Light</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8074857.Ann_Jacobus" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Ann Jacobus</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: October 6th 2015 by St. Martin's Griffin</span> </div><br />I am a sucker for books set in Paris.&nbsp; This one is getting pretty good reviews and it's apparently not you typical romance.&nbsp; I have the ARC and I can't wait to read this. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206900-winter" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206900-winter" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2mrbuhyGC6k/VXUK5jwToxI/AAAAAAAADfQ/MCE4zhagAsc/s200/winter.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206900-winter" target="_blank">Winter</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/62018-the-lunar-chronicles"> (The Lunar Chronicles #4)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4684322.Marissa_Meyer" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Marissa Meyer</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: November 10th 2015 by Feiwel and Friends</span>&nbsp; </div><br />I am curious to see who has read this series that DOESN'T have this book on top of their TBR pile.&nbsp; I can't wait to see how this series turns out.&nbsp; I am not always big on Science Fiction books, but I adore this series. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23453083-trust-me-i-m-trouble" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23453083-trust-me-i-m-trouble" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHMk_huMJPQ/VXUK5cHBrRI/AAAAAAAADfU/U8ReJLN-CG8/s200/trustmeimtrouble.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23453083-trust-me-i-m-trouble" target="_blank">Trust Me, I'm Trouble</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/140280-trust-me"> (Trust Me #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6925957.Mary_Elizabeth_Summer" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Mary Elizabeth Summer</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: October 13th 2015 by Delacorte Press</span></div><br />I liked the first book in this series and I am curious to see how this book turns out.&nbsp; I probably need to refresh my memory about what happened in the first book though.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24644814-see-how-they-run?ac=1" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24644814-see-how-they-run?ac=1" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j9fTICzviO0/VXeQLXadsuI/AAAAAAAADgA/Vw2OFA8ZAKM/s200/seehowtheyrun.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24644814-see-how-they-run?ac=1" target="_blank">See How They Run</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/106659-embassy-row"> (Embassy Row #2)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56224.Ally_Carter" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Ally Carter</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: December 22nd 2015 by Scholastic Press</span> </div><br />This book makes the list only because it gets released on the very last day of fall, and they pushed the publication date up.&nbsp; I had a few issues with the first book in the series, but I'm hoping I can really appreciate this book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24751478-soundless" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24751478-soundless" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lb7qZPKtzqk/VXUK5GYfn9I/AAAAAAAADfY/eh1u9uVNFwc/s200/soundless.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24751478-soundless" target="_blank">Soundless</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137902.Richelle_Mead" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Richelle Mead</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: November 10th 2015 by Razorbill </span> </div><br />I was so sad to see that this book has gotten mixed reviews.&nbsp; I can't wait to read something by Richelle Mead tthat doesn't deal with vampires.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310763-the-anatomical-shape-of-a-heart" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310763-the-anatomical-shape-of-a-heart" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4IIHt0h1EUg/VQ-Ec1ziWwI/AAAAAAAADO4/OIfGjKwmblI/s200/anatomicalshapeofaheart.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310763-the-anatomical-shape-of-a-heart" target="_blank">The Anatomical Shape of a Heart</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4485813.Jenn_Bennett" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jenn Bennett</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: November 3rd 2015 by Feiwel &amp; Friends </span></div><br />Along with Paris and NYC, I am sucker for books set in San Francisco. This one looks to be very compelling and it's gotten great reviews so far.&nbsp; I have the ARC so I have a good chance of getting to this book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310751-first-then" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310751-first-then" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fKtSzBIn37Q/VQ9xIvxnX5I/AAAAAAAADOo/fNGApGr6qQQ/s200/firstandthen.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310751-first-then" target="_blank">First &amp; Then</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5822460.Emma_Mills" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Emma Mills</span></a></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: October 13th 2015 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)</span></div><br />FNL is one of all time favorite TV shows, so to see this book described as a combination of Pride and Prejudice and FNL, I can't wait to read it.&nbsp; I have the ARC for this book as well, so I should get to it soon.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ju_pdFT054g/VfjQz2l-skI/AAAAAAAADxk/geaN-8tdkrE/s200/allamericanboys.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25657130-all-american-boys" target="_blank">All American Boys</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1229281.Jason_Reynolds" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Jason Reynolds</span></a> &amp; <a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1291820.Brendan_Kiely" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Brendan Kiely</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: September 29th 2015 by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books</span></div><br />I will pretty much read whatever Jason Reynolds writes, so this book is high on my list.&nbsp; This is another book where they significantly pushed up the publication date, so there are no ARCs available.&nbsp; The subject matter is so timely, and I can't wait to see the author's take on it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J6Jr9SJ70KU/VfjQz5CqvDI/AAAAAAAADxs/18DXnXT8QBE/s200/carryon.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on" target="_blank">Carry On</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4208569.Rainbow_Rowell" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Rainbow Rowell</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: October 6th 2015 by St. Martin's Griffin</span>&nbsp; </div><br />I have a small confession, I liked Fan Girl, I didn't love it.&nbsp; Even so I am very excited to give this book a chance.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24893241-a-mad-zombie-party" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24893241-a-mad-zombie-party" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fgbCCIhAy9o/VfjQz8IEhSI/AAAAAAAADxo/YCEoTrtAxx4/s200/madzombieparty.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24893241-a-mad-zombie-party" target="_blank">A Mad Zombie Party</a> <a class="greyText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/71071-white-rabbit-chronicles"> (White Rabbit Chronicles #4)</a><span class="by smallText"> by</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/48192.Gena_Showalter" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Gena Showalter</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Expected publication: September 29th 2015 by Harlequin Teen</span></div><br />I was presently surprised to see that Showalter was continuing this series.&nbsp; I was actually really satisfied with how the last book ended to be a series finale.&nbsp; Even so, I am eagerly anticipating this next book in the series.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sr-sig" style="float: right;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGCP7Js.png" /></div><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-43100547-1', 'illtumbleforya.blogspot.com'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>LisaILJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538953729146106525noreply@blogger.com6